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Aviva Investors has hired Sunita Kara from Baring Asset Management as portfolio manager for European high yield.

The UK's headline inflation rate fell back to 2.8% in July, matching analysts' expectations, the latest data has revealed.

Adviser support group Tenet's petition asking the government for a long-stop for financial advice complaints has reached 2,098 signatures in only ten days.

Britain's housing market has finally "turned a corner", according to surveyors who report that rising prices and activity are no longer confined to the South East but are being seen across the whole of the UK.

Japan's Nikkei has soared while the yen has tumbled against the dollar, amid speculation the government is considering a corporate tax cut.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Neil Gregson has taken his exposure to gold miners to a historic low of 15% as the sector continues to suffer a torrid period of underperformance.

Albemarle Street Partners has highlighted seven funds in the IMA Targeted Absolute Return sector which could outperform, according to its recently launched screening tool ‘Alpha Quest'.

Canada Life Investments is planning to launch an onshore version of the Putnam Global High Yield Bond fund managed by its sister company Putnam Investments.

Market confidence in tech firms is yet to return as investors have not forgotten the aftermath of the tech bubble, according to Rathbone Unit Trust Management CIO Julian Chillingworth.

Ed Moisson has joined Barings to bolster the firm's research capabilities following his exit from Lipper earlier this month.