Lothar Mentel, former Octopus chief investment officer, has joined advisory group Paradigm as CIO of its new investment management venture, Tatton Investment Management.

Barclays has teamed up with Amundi Investment Solutions to launch a fund providing exposure to US takeovers.

JPMAM's Neil Gregson talks to Jenny Cosgrave about a frustrating year for commodities investors.

Top UK equity income managers have been cutting their weighting in tobacco stocks as concerns over earnings momentum and new rules on plain packaging put pressure on share prices.

Bidders for Credit Suisse's ETF arm will be getting it "on the cheap" as the sale is another example of a bank being forced to sell assets to strengthen its capital positions, according to Citi.

Credit Suisse is selling its $17.2bn European ETF business, with BlackRock and State Street among the firms that have bid for the business, according to reports.

Albion Ventures has launched a top up scheme seeking to raise up to £15m across six of its venture capital trusts (VCTs).

China's economy has slowed for the seventh consecutive quarter, recording an expansion of 7.4% in Q3 on the previous year.

A new paper, 'Buffett's Alpha' claims to have identified the main factors that have driven Warren Buffett's extraordinary record in investment.

As equity markets wane and politicians dither, gold has moved firmly back into the limelight recently, with investor demand for the precious metal sending its price rebounding back near record highs.