The FTSE 100 was lower once again during afternoon trading as the blue chip index continues to retreat from its recent peak above 6,800.

Henderson Global Investors has hired Aberdeen Asset Management's Andrew Gillan to head its Asian equities team, following the announcement he had resigned from his previous role.

Henderson has soft-closed the near £1bn Henderson Credit Alpha fund due to liquidity constraints.

JO Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) is planning to grow its team of US-based managers and launch US equity funds as part of a push to bolster its presence in the region.

Kelton explains his investment process and where he is finding contrarian stock ideas in the eurozone.

River and Mercantile has expanded its wholesale distribution team with the hire of Neptune's Tom de Lisle .

Leading bond managers including Jim Leaviss at M&G are moving away from high yield debt on concerns over rising leverage in the US and high valuations.

Former Sarasin manager David Vickers has joined Russell Investments to run its flagship £1.2bn Multi-Asset Growth Strategy.

The US economy has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months.

Staff have been quitting the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) at nearly twice the rate seen prior to the move to split the regulator in to two bodies, reports have claimed.