Newton's Asia star Jason Pidcock said Pakistani stocks made more money for his £1.4bn fund in relative terms over the last three years than any other holdings.

Legg Mason has added a fixed income fund to its UK onshore range, to be run by its US-based subsidiary Brandywine Global.

Neil Veitch, manager of the SVM All Europe SRI fund, has highlighted five firms which he sees as undervalued after the vicious market correction across Europe.

US payroll figures boosted markets on Friday after companies added more jobs than expected, continuing the trend of positive news coming out of the world's biggest economy.

Rising tensions between Iran and the rest of the world could prompt a sharp correction in equity markets, according to Lorne Baring, managing director of B Capital Wealth Management.

A fund manager's age does have an effect on whether they are likely to outperform, with those in their early 40s most likely to beat their peers, according to research from Scottish Widows Investment Partners'(SWIP) multi-manager team.

Schroders' chief economist Keith Wade has warned the latest Greek bailout is "doomed to fail", while delivering a more positive outlook for the global economy after the latest round of stimulus.

Business secretary Vince Cable has called for the Royal Bank of Scotland to be split up, in a letter leaked to the BBC.

US stocks saw their worst day so far in 2012 yesterday as Greek debt swap concerns and fears over global growth put pressure on markets.

The chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jim O'Neill, said another positive US payroll result on Friday could prompt a renewed rally in US equities.