The FTSE 100 had a slow start to the week, down 0.32% or 18.43 points to 5,684.94, following mixed sessions in Asia and the US.

Neptune has replaced Jeremy Smith as manager of the £53m UK Equity fund following a period of underperformance.

Brenda Reed, the manager of Fidelity's £334m Global Focus fund, is leaving to join a New York-based hedge fund.

Investment Week's Senior Asset Management Correspondent, Lorraine Cushnie speaks to Alastair Smith of Frostrow Capital.

Bonds funds continued to dominate new inflows in August and helped boost retail sales for the month to a record high, according to the IMA.

High valuations and a lack of corporate governance means China is the worst placed emerging market to deliver a return on capital, according to M&G's Matthew Vaight.

A $3.7bn acquisition by consumer products giant Unilever led European markets higher in early Monday trade, the FTSE 100 adding 0.2%.

F&C's Peter Ewins has begun modifying the £195m Global Smaller Companies trust since changing the benchmark earlier this year.

UBS' Paul Fairbrother believes European banks could see their share prices double in the next few years as stocks recover from their depressed valuations.

Invesco Perpetual's Paul Boyne believes investors are wrong to use price/earnings multiples to value equity markets.