US treasury secretary Tim Geithner has warned the European debt crisis is bigger than just recapitalising the continent's banking systems.

Slovakia has stalled in ratifying measures to revamp the eurozone's European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) rescue fund, intensifying the threat of contagian within the continent.

Economist Roger Nightingale has warned the UK economy is facing the real possibility of a depression after policymakers failed to act quickly enough to tackle the downturn.

Architas is preparing to launch a low-risk European fund for the group's multi-manager team, headed up by Caspar Rock.

F&C Thames River bond duo Peter Geikie-Cobb and Paul Thursby have warned German bunds are ‘extraordinarily' overvalued and in line for a major correction.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG)is calling on the IMA to introduce a new sector for 'risk-targeted funds', with legacy 'managed' portfolios shifted to an alternative category where returns are the driver.

Hugh Hendry's ‘miserable' outlook for the world economy has driven his CF Eclectica Absolute Macro fund to return 4.76% during the last two months of market upheaval.

The Bank of England's surprise decision last week to increase its quantitative easing programme by £75bn will lead to further stimulus in February, according to economists.

The European investment trust sector has grown dividends faster than any other over the last five years, even outstripping commodities-focused investment trusts, with payouts increasing by a fifth.

Investment trust analysts have labelled the Henderson TR European Growth trust a ‘sell' following a move by manager Ollie Beckett to take it down the market-cap spectrum.