Europe

Mirabaud Asset Management has expanded its European desk with the appointment of a Spanish equities specialist.

Crispin Odey's flagship portfolio sustained heavy losses last month after the manager appeared to be caught out by a move in the Australian dollar.

Rory Powe, recently appointed manager of the GLG Continental European fund, turned over 95% of the portfolio on day one of his tenure as he sought to skew the portfolio towards the market leaders he favours.

Global economic growth could be described as modest at best, so the implications of Greece defaulting on its debt and potentially exiting the EU do not bear thinking about, says Investment Quorum's Peter Lowman.

Pioneer Investments has reached an agreement to merge with Santander Asset Management, creating one of the largest European asset management groups by AUM.

Fund administration firm Maitland has boosted its assets under administration from £6.2bn to £140bn by acquiring UK business Phoenix Fund Services.

Is now a good time for investors to reconsider small- and mid-cap stocks, following their recent underperformance? Diane Bruno, lead portfolio manager of the Mandarine Unique fund, analyses the sectors attributes

Economists have been emphasising the need for eurozone economies to start behaving more like those of the UK and US, but in reality the region is becoming more correlated with Japan than ever before, explains Chris Bailey, European strategist at Raymond...

Even if Greece finally leaves the single currency, the financial shock will be both manageable and short-lived as European equities have already started their QE powered rebound, says Paul Wild, manager of the JOHCM Continental European fund

European equities have shot to the top of investors' list of priorities since the start of the year, but which global funds have positioned themselves to ride the rally?