Europe

Standard & Poor's has increased its rating of Greece's sovereign debt by six notches, after efforts by its eurozone neighbours to keep it in the currency union.

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OUTLOOK 2013

Schroders has launched the offshore ISF EURO High Yield fund for Konstantin Leidman.

Invesco Perpetual's Adrian Bignell has revealed there are a number of firms in Europe cleaning up in share price terms, despite the headwinds facing the region.

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Panic about house prices, asset bubbles and China caught our readers' attention this year, with the views of leading hedgies and controversial industry figures featuring in our list of the 20 most read stories of 2012.

The ECB has cut growth forecasts for next year as President Mario Draghi warned of a continued gloomy outlook for Europe in 2013.

Argonaut's Barry Norris has said he will never invest in a gold stock again, after selling out of his stake in Swedish-listed company Nordic Mines at a 75% loss.

Eurozone leaders have agreed a plan by the Spanish authorities to restructure four of its major banks.