Octopus VCT has raised more money than any other individual VCT in the most recent tax year, according to figures from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

Allianz RCM's Walter Price is building positions in the service and cloud computing sector, in the view new companies in the sector have a competitive advantage.

F&C's high profile acquisition of Thames River Capital has received mixed reactions from financial analysts, amid market noise Thames River was sold short.

Jupiter's Charlie Thomas expects clean energy stocks to rebound as government stimulus boosts investor sentiment towards the sector.

A life settlement specialist is warning some providers are using outdated valuation methods which could lead to investors losing money.

Allianz Global Investors is to launch a Brazil fund, the UK's first actively-managed onshore Oeic focused on the country.

The FTSE 100 was at 5599.81, a rise of 0.24% or 13.20 points in early morning trading following strong first quarter results from some groups.

Standard Life Investments third-party assets under management reached a record level of £62.2bn for the first quarter, up from £56.9bn.

Standard & Poor's has downgraded Spain one notch from AA+ to AA, pointing to a slower than expected growth rate.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s bailout of Greece will be worth between €10bn (£8.7bn)and €120bn, German politicians said following a meeting with IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn today.