Old Mutual Global Investors has appointed two investment boutiques, specialising in Brazil and emerging Europe, to manage its emerging market ex-Asia exposure across its £5bn multi-asset portfolios.

China's export and import growth in September has beaten analyst expectations.

WH Ireland has appointed former Brewin Dolphin director Robert Race to head up wealth management in its Manchester office.

Other large caps may follow Tesco in cutting dividends

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US pharmaceutical Pfizer may yet return to bid again for AstraZeneca despite a crackdown on so-called 'tax inversion' M&A deals, Standard Life Investments' Frances Hudson has suggested.

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Hargreaves Lansdown has selected Smith & Williamson and Brooks Macdonald as its preferred partners for bespoke discretionary asset management services.