Liontrust is preparing to launch another European absolute return fund for European equity stars James Inglis-Jones and Gary West.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has further strengthened its 50-strong real estate team with the appointment of Geoff Hepburn as investment manager.

Staff at Aviva Investors face a wait of up to 90 days before more clarity is given on jobs, following yesterday's announcement by the group that it plans to scrap four equity desks in London.

European banks could seek up to €1trn in extra funding from the European Central Bank's (ECB) emergency funding scheme in the February auction.

Legendary investor Jim Rogers has said he would not buy Facebook shares because they would be "too expensive".

World-renowned investor and chairman of Goldman Sachs Jim O'Neill condemned UK investors' negative views on Russia as a 'British mental disease'.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has appointed Lucy O'Carroll to the position of chief economist.

European markets edged lower this morning, echoing falls across Asia overnight, as investors showed caution over the outcome of the Greek debt swap deal.

Social networking giant Facebook is set to begin the process of becoming a publicly listed company this week, with reported valuations of between $75bn (£48bn) and $100bn dwarfing Google's $1.9bn IPO in 2004.

World renowned financier George Soros has outlined a fresh proposal for tackling the eurozone crisis, involving short-term loans for Italy and Spain.