Gartmore's UK Absolute Return fund manager Ben Wallace says he is still cautious about the future of the market and is preparing for a worse second half of the year.

Positive macro data in Q4 could prompt another significant spell of outperformance in emerging markets, says Bryan Collings, manager of the Ignis International Hexam Global Emerging Markets fund.

The FTSE 100 was up in early trading Friday following an overnight rally in New York.

The Dow Jones slipped in early trading on Thursday after posting some of the biggest gains of the year just 24 hours earlier.

Roger Webb, head of credit portfolio management at Aviva Investors, will leave the company in the autumn.

The Co-operative Asset Management (Co-op) has hired Daniel Fox from Insight Investment to run its Corporate Bond Income trust.

Standard & Poor's Fund Research has awarded a new ‘A' rating to F&C's Stewardship Income and Stewardship Growth funds, despite manager Catherine Stanley only taking over the portfolios in June.

Fidelity International has appointed Philip Warland head of public policy to lead the group's contact with UK and EU policy makers.

The Dow Jones slipped in early trading as worries increased over earnings and the state of the US economy.

Guernsey-based investment house, London & Stamford Property (LSP), will place 215 million new shares in order to raise £225.8m, it announced today.