CLIMATE CHANGE: AN INVESTMENT ISSUE?

Greg Woodard, lead manager of the £1.4bn GAM Star US All Cap Equity fund, has said the end of the second round of quantitative easing in the US has already been priced in to equity markets.

Ignis' chief economist Stuart Thomson has said it is a "virtual certainty" Greece will default despite its move to implement the latest austerity plan.

JO Hambro's latest Global Emerging Markets fund will invest predominantly in China and India when it launches later this month.

Guillaume Rambourg, the ex Gartmore fund manager embroiled in allegations over trading irregularities last year, is to seed a new charitable foundation using his entire stake in Henderson.

Group's CIO says QE has led to decline in domestic demand and could spark downturn.

Japan's manufacturing sector has beaten expectations following March's earthquake and tsunami, said Bill O'Neill, chief investment officer of Merrill Lynch, who sees further upside in Japanese equities.

First State has launched an offshore Australian Growth fund focusing on large-cap companies, headed up by Naz Ressas.

Alliance Trust has appointed Ilario Di Bon, former manager of the Fidelity Global Opportunities fund, as its global head of equities.

European markets rallied this morning on news the European Union will support troubled Greece if it introduces additional spending cuts and a privatisation programme.