Europe

European bond and stock markets saw a sharp sell-off on Monday after a shock result from the Italian election, where no political group managed to win a majority vote.

EMERGING EUROPE

BlackRock has appointed Nigel Bolton as chief investment officer for the EMEA and Asia regions.

The eurozone crisis is now over and investors must start adding cyclical risk back into their portfolios, according to Neptune's head of European equities Rob Burnett.

European leaders are set to announce a long-term deal that would see the EU budget cut, in real terms, for the first time since the European Union was created.

ON EUROPE

Germany's AAA credit rating will come under increasing scrutiny this year as investors shift their focus, according to Cosimo Marasciulo, head of government bonds and FX at Pioneer Investments.

Henderson's John Bennett has returned to the much-maligned Irish banking sector for the first time in over six years despite warning the position might make investors 'wince'.

Britain risks seeing its standard of living hit if it leaves the European Union, according to the head of the firm running the world's largest bond fund.

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