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The Skandia name is to disappear as the group rebrands as Old Mutual Wealth across all UK operations.

Can Abenomics help Japan attract investors?

Old Mutual Global Investors' Richard Buxton has highlighted a series of global shocks which could hit equity markets over the next few months as investors return from their seasonal breaks.

Quilter Cheviot, the UK's second-biggest independent wealth management group, has rejected a £600m bid from Old Mutual, according to a report.

UK equity managers say investors are starting to be rewarded by the mega-cap miner turnaround story, despite a mixed round of results from some of the mining giants in the last few weeks.

Can short duration still pay off in 2014?

Last week, the S&P 500 soared past the 2,000 mark for the first time, surprising those who had expected a reversal of some of the 30% gain seen in 2013.

Old Mutual Wealth chief executive Paul Feeney has contacted clients to defend a decision to shut the Skandia Invesco Perpetual income funds, pointing to "truly exceptional circumstances" following Neil Woodford's departure.

Finding value in UK Smaller Companies

Old Mutual Wealth's soon to be re-branded Skandia platform today reported profits had jumped 400% in the first half of 2014 to £10m, while assets in its recently-launched WealthSelect range hit £1bn.