Old Mutual UK Smaller Companies manager Dan Nickols has noted the "rich source of ideas" represented by the IPO market ahead of 2015's listing season.

Star managers, body language, and the oil price panic

Tesco, Aviva's mega merger, and the pre-election pound

The steep fall in the oil price could damage growth and dividend prospects for some of the UK's biggest stocks, adding to managers' concerns over the outlook for the wider market.

Beware currency wars in 2015

Investors in frontier markets are among the bigger winners of 2014. The MSCI Frontier Markets returned 17.9% in the year to 3 December 2014, compared to a paltry 5.2% for the MSCI Emerging Markets.

With the dollar at a five-year high against a basket of currencies, and further strength against sterling predicted, Investment Week asks wealth managers which funds they are using to play the trend.

UK equity investors will face a triple headwind next year as the domestic market's strong run comes to an end, Fidelity's asset allocation director Trevor Greetham has warned.

One Tesco director suspended following the firm's £263m accounting error will return to his job at the retailer.

Former Cazenove chief operating officer Ian Dyble has joined Henderson as head of product development.