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Since Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke first raised the prospect of tapering on 22 May, bond funds have endured a torrid run, but some have coped much better than others.

Investors looking at asset managers' shares should be buying into Jupiter, Schroders and Aberdeen this year, as major acquisitions and RDR continue to benefit the three businesses, according to JPM Cazenove analysts.

Majedie Asset Management has hired former Baillie Gifford fund manager Tom Record to lead the development of a long-only global equity offering.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) is to discontinue third party funds on its Wealth Manager Plus D2C platform.

Former Barclays UK private banking head David Semaya is to join Nikko Asset Management, as CEO Charles Beazley steps down for family reasons.

Carolyn Bell has joined Kames Capital's international equities team as the group bolsters its US equity capabilities.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned investors of a new boiler room scam operating under the same name as authorised firm LBV Asset Management.

The Treasury has spent more than £2.6m administering the Equitable Life payments scheme (ELPS) in the three months to November, government figures have shown.

Asian stock markets swung between losses and gains overnight after a slowdown in Chinese trade data.

Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB), has said the country is not facing a Japanese-style deflationary spiral despite recent data showing inflation is sliding.