Apologies for ruining the positive vibe but I cannot help but return to a recent bugbear of mine - risk.

If bond markets are the only indices you look at to judge world events, you could be forgiven for thinking the past month or so has been fairly uneventful.

Auto stock Torotrak is on the buy list for Charles Stanley's Jono Baker. Here he explains the appeal of the technology provider

ON BONDS

ON NORTH AMERICA

Manager sells off high yield exposure and looks to equities amid UK recession fears

Institutional investors drive growing popularity of diverse IMA Global sector as peer group sees raft of fund launches

Head of European high yield at Aberdeen believes low interest rate climate makes income from high-yield bonds more attractive to investors

The recent Financial Stability Board (FSB) report on exchange traded funds will have left many industry leaders in the unit and investment trust space quietly purring with delight.

ON UK GROWTH