Henderson's Mark Harris removed UK and Europe equity index shorts across his three multi-manager funds over the past few days after gaining confidence of a market rebound.

Aegon's Stephen Adams believes News Corp will need to increase its BSkyB takeover bid to more than £9 per share, saying the current offer underestimates the earnings potential of the broadcaster.

BP bonds have plunged today after the Fitch ratings agency cut its credit rating a full six notches from AA to BBB.

Major BSkyB shareholder Sanjeev Shah believes the broadcaster, which has received a full takeover approach from News Corp, is one of a number of media companies displaying "a lot of unrecognised value".

Fears over Spain escalated yesterday as investors sold off government bonds on warnings of funding problems for the country's companies and banks.

Billionaire investor George Soros, the man who broke the Bank of England, says the financial crisis has "just entered Act II" as Europe's fiscal woes worsen.

Polar Capital has raised £89m for its new Global Healthcare Growth & Income trust.

Veteran income fund manager Graham Ashby explains why now may not be the best time to sell BP and how the UK equity market could still deliver positive dividend growth in 2010.

Investors are placing bets on a Black Monday-style crash in the UK stock market at the fastest rate since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the Bank of England warns.

A number of BP's largest shareholders - including Legal & General and M&G - have cut holdings in the troubled oil giant during its recent share price slide.