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We ask industry figures.... Can dividends from equity income portfolios surpass rising inflation?

Fund manager Steven O'Hanlon and economist Paul Wharton discuss the outlook for the country

Lombard Odier's Stéphane Monier says EM's have to manage the rate at which they raise the value of their currencies, or else risk destabilising their economies.

Lazard's Kevin O'Hare explains why investing in developing economies is the next best play.

Standard & Poor's has downgraded Ireland's long-term sovereign credit rating from A to AA- as the country prepares to accept an EU bailout.

FSA chairman Adair Turner says Britain's banks are not disturbingly exposed to Irish banks or Irish government bonds.

Invesco Perpetual head of investment Neil Woodford is warning investors to not get overly carried away by the China growth story, believing the burgeoning country still faces "huge challenges".