Jupiter's head of European equities Alex Darwall has dismissed the sovereign debt crisis as a "micro" issue which will have little impact on the corporate sector.
Matrix is planning to launch a range of Ucits III funds, the first of which is likely to be an Eastern European equity fund with a focus on Russia.
Fund managers expect the Basel Committee's new rules on bank capital adequacy to have a major impact on financial sector debt and equity markets.
HMRC is facing accusations it cannot cope with the new 50p rate of income tax.