UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on June 6 Updates futures, Adds news items June 5 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Wednesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.6 %. * B&M: British discount chain B&M BMEB.L said it was confident on the outlook for profit growth in the year ahead after reporting a 9.7% rise in its 2023/24 year that reflected a similar rise in revenue which was boosted by 78 new store openings.

Jupiter confirms manager shake-up on $2 bln fund from Oct. 7 LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L said on Wednesday Alex Savvides will take over running its 1.6 billion pounds ($2.04 billion) UK Special Situations Fund on Oct. 7, with current manager Ben Whitmore delaying his exit by several months to complete an orderly handover.

Bigger investors pouring money into emerging markets belie EM outflows By Libby George LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Big-money investors are beginning to place more cash in emerging markets as they chase returns in what could be a structural shift in the way they allocate their money, a veteran Bank of America economist told Reuters. Large global fixed income funds, which have more firepower than those dedicated to emerging markets, are placing bets in "huge sizes" in key places, David Hauner, head

BUZZ-UK's Jupiter Fund Management dips as outflows rise ** Shares of British asset manager Jupiter Fund Management JUP.L down 5.8% to a near three-month low of 76.68 pence ** Co says Q1 outflows amounted to 1.6 bln pounds ($1.98 bln), comprising of 1.1 bln pounds in outflows from the Value team, headed by outgoing star manager Ben Whitmore ** Barclays says the outflows were materially worse than its expectations of 600 mln pounds ** "We expect the current weak flow momentum will continue at Jupi

UPDATE 2-UK's FTSE 100 hits record peak; Associated British Foods surges For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Associated British Foods jumps after forecasting growth JD Sports Fashion to buy US rival Hibbett; shares up FTSE 100 adds 0.3%, FTSE 250 up 1.0% Updated at 1555 GMT By Pranav Kashyap, Sruthi Shankar and Khushi Singh April 23 (Reuters) - Britain 's blue-chip share index cruised to record highs on Tuesday helped by a we