Legal & General Investment Management saw net inflows of nearly £8bn into its funds during the first half of the year.

The FTSE 100 rolled back some of yesterday's gains this morning, with Standard Chartered among the early casualties after announcing surprise plans to issue £1bn in new shares.

Threadneedle's fixed income and alternative investment specialist Mark Pearce believes there are still attractive opportunities in emerging market government bonds.

Barclays Wealth is reissuing its five-year Target Growth Plan which offers investors the opportunity for solid returns even if the FTSE 100 index suffers a significant fall.

Dexion Alpha Strategies shareholders have voted unanimously in favour of changing the fund's focus to invest in commodities hedge funds.

ETF assets have grown by 11% year-to-date, according to Barclays Global Investors' latest ETF Landscape Industry Review.

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the UK's AAA credit rating, saying it has "exceptional financing flexibility".

Scott McKenzie, manager of the Martin Currie UK Equity Income fund, is to leave the investment manager.

The Chinese government's stimulus programme could deliver double-digit growth for the region in Q4, according to Newton Investment's Jason Pidcock.

US hedge fund managers are buying gold anticipating that prices will be boosted by the effects of European governments' quantitative easing (QE) programmes.