Investec

City Financial is to acquire the multi-asset range of Investec Wealth & Investment, bringing a further £204m in assets to the company.

A handful of the UK's largest financial advice firms have decided to distinguish their businesses from rivals' by publishing their fees on their company websites.

Investec has reported profits in its asset management business grew 3.6% over the year to the end of March 2015, as its CEO said the wider group is "in the best position it has been since the mid-2000s".

Financial regulators in the US are warning investors and advisers to beware the limitations of automated investment tools.

There has been a sharp rise in demand for financial advice over the past 12 months, according to accountants, who claimed people have become more aware of pensions and inheritance tax planning.

Managers are taking a fairly positive stance on Asia ex-Japan in 2015, but Simon Dorricott offers a word of warning...

...the investment calls on the cards for Q1

...bonds. With yields nearing negative territory, are bonds 'uninvestable'?

..equities. Are they really attractive, or just the only game in town?

...Europe. What lies ahead as deflation, elections and QE loom large?