UK investors are expecting an average annual return of 8.7% on their investments over the next five years, according to fund manager Schroders which warns that these expectations are unrealistic.

Five investment fraudsters who used a Barack Obama quote to help trick dozens of people into handing over nearly £2million have been jailed.

UK investors aged 40 and over appear to be most convinced by the Indian stock market over other regions for offering the best opportunity to make returns from equities in 2016, a study suggests.

UK portfolios are the most cautiously positioned in Europe with investors fleeing riskier assets for the relative safety of cash to shelter from turbulent global markets, according to a worldwide survey. Read more...