Europe

IS PORTUGAL NEXT?

Moody's has downgraded Portugal's government debt two more notches because of 'subdued' growth prospects.

Expectations the Bank of England and European Central Bank will raise interest rates in the second quarter of 2011 have risen dramatically, a new survey of fund managers shows.

Hannah Beecham talks to three funds industry players asking them how safe is it for professional investors to do business with funds based in this jurisdiction.

ON EUROPE

Gavin Launder, fund manager of the L&G Investments European Absolute Return fund, discusses whether a return to trend is sufficient for this large and diverse market.

RATE HIKES IN EUROZONE COULD BE 'DISASTROUS'

Schroders has launched a high conviction European equities fund for head of European equities Rory Bateman.

Mark Pignatelli employs a half-and-half strategy on Smith & Williamson European Growth fund, combing through 1,300-stock universe

The European Commission may be about to kill two very big birds with one stone. The ‘stone' it is casting from Brussels is the snappily named Regulation on Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps.