Europe

The FTSE 100 has opened another 0.1% higher after investors grow more optimistic that a deal to stop Greece defaulting on its debt will be struck in the coming days.

Crux Asset Management's Richard Pease speaks to Lawrence Gosling about the challenges facing small fund groups, European equities, Greece, and the naming of his new firm.

With SME corporations the most starved of access to credit across UK business, Chris Maule, CEO of UK Bond Network, explains how investors are able to access attractive and secured yields through SME bonds

New Zealand's finance minister, Bill English, has warned a Greek default or exit from the eurozone would present different challenges to the global financial system than those faced during the Lehman Brothers crisis of 2008.

Lazard has hired former Henderson manager Léopold Arminjon to run a new European equities strategy.

The FTSE 100 has fallen to a five-month low in early trading as investors continue to worry about the resolution of latest Greek debt talks.

Richard Pease lifts the lid on Crux AM

Simon Cordery, head of investor relations and business development, investment trusts at F&C Investments, explores the extent to which market sentiment can affect trusts.

Investors should be turning their attention to small-cap stocks, instead of their larger counterparts, to play the export-led recovery in Europe, according to S.W. Mitchell Capital's Jamie Carter.

Preparing for two scenarios