Concerns are being raised over the disclosure policies of some specialist investment trusts as investors continue to pile into alternative assets.

Fixed income funds saw their first net outflows since January 2014 last month, according to the Investment Association's (IA) latest figures.

Standard Life Investments' Ed Legget is to join Artemis ahead of the planned retirement of the group's Tim Steer, Investment Week can reveal.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has widened the range of investments available through ISAs to include peer-to-peer lending trusts.

Emerging markets funds have been hit by the biggest level of outflows in seven years, as issues including MSCI stalling on adding Chinese A-shares to its benchmarks weighed on sentiment.

Old Mutual Wealth has hired Jane Goodland from Towers Watson to head its responsible business efforts.

As much as £400bn could be held in 'dinosaur' funds, according to Hargreaves Lansdown, as investor inertia sees cash left languishing in stagnant products.

The S&P reached a further record high at closing yesterday, as disappointing economic data coming out of the US alleviated fears of an interest rate rise in the near future.

Neil Woodford has questioned the viability of the British electoral system following the surprisingly decisive result of the general election.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Andreas Michalitsianos argues the government's pension reforms have driven long-dated sterling corporate bond issuance to the point of extinction.