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What are the prospects for the eurozone in 2015?

A trio of AXA managers have joined Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) as the group brings in-house a £1.6bn property portfolio it has acquired since taking over the Co-operative Asset Management.

Revealing platforms' profitability (and why it matters)

AXA Elevate has said a ‘systems error' is causing delays in income payments to hundreds of clients on the platform.

Extreme price moves spell tough times for bond investors

Diverging fortunes for government bonds and credit in recent weeks have prompted some fund buyers to suggest strategic bond portfolios could flourish again in the coming months.

Retail sales at AXA Wealth were up 3% to £2.5bn in the third quarter, with funds under management hitting £27bn, while the group's platform saw assets grow by over a quarter year-on-year.

AXA Wealth is to launch a list of around 100 favoured funds in the mould of Hargreaves Lansdown's Wealth 150, to help advisers "cut through the noise" of fund selection and focus on funds with a record of outperforming.

The pace of UK growth picked up again over the summer months, according to latest estimates, but AXA IM has suggested the recovery may be shortlived if Scotland votes for independence in September.

Why currency wars matter