Long-term gold investors John Chatfeild-Roberts and Ian Henderson have positioned their funds to benefit from further highs in the price of the precious metal.

The FTSE moved slightly higher in early trading, up 0.45% or 25.45 points to 5,628 amid oil exploration success and M&A activity in the energy sector.

Santander has revealed its £898m UK Growth and £148m UK Equity Income funds will be two of the first funds from its range it will promote to the IFA market in the first half of next year.

Advisers have started increasing their recommendations to European funds, following in the footsteps of many institutional investors who have started to pile into the sector.

The Dow Jones has climbed sharply in early trading this morning on anticipation of a positive start to the US reporting season. At 10.40am, the index was 112.07 points (1.17%) higher to 9711.82.

Blue Sky has launched an ‘absolute return' plan offering a potential payout of 75% at the end of its six-year term.

The FTSE 100 is up 32.83 points(0.65%) at 5057.15 following some volatility in early trading, as Australia's decision to raise interest rates surprises the global markets.

The FTSE has tumbled 0.76% this morning, as the markets reacted to suggestions the US Federal Reserve is preparing to remove stimulus measures.

A year on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, providers of structured products backed by the bank say it will be years before their clients receive compensation.

Julius Baer has rolled out a Japan fund with a split quantitative and qualitative asset allocation model to the UK retail space.