Europe

The European Parliament has voted against a ban on commission payments in Europe in a move placing it at odds with the FSA's stance under the incoming Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Schroders' Nick Kirrage, co-manager of the £1.1bn Income fund, looks beyond the headlines in troubled Europe and finds some surprises in the region's hard numbers.

Schroders has begun marketing its soft-closed European Alpha Plus fund, managed by Leon Howard-Spink (pictured), as client demand for European equities begins to pick up.

Mark Pignatelli, manager of the Smith & Williamson European Growth trust, has predicted European bank shares will rise 70% over the next two and a half years as the European economic cycle reaches its trough.

The largest company listed on the Athens stock exchange is seeking to re-list in the UK, potentially placing it in the FTSE 100, as the company attempts to flee the Greek economic crisis.

Cédric de Fonclare, manager, European equities at Jupiter, reveals the type of company that is set to flourish in times of uncertainty.

Will James, European equity income fund manager at Standard Life Investments, explains why investors should not turn their backs on the region despite the negative headlines.

London's leading index lost ground in morning trading as investors braced for a round of woeful reports from the third quarter earnings season.

Evidence of investors moving back into European equities has increased as two industry reports reveal it has overtaken emerging markets in a preferred list of asset classes.

ON EUROPE