Equities

CONTRARIAN INVESTOR

Europe is beginning to look attractive again following sharp falls in the euro and the region's stock markets, according to Sarasin's Mark Whitehead.

NORTH AMERICA

Germany's decision to ban naked short-selling could be replicated in other markets as regulators panic, Gartmore's Ben Wallace believes.

Fund managers are predicting the downfall of the beleaguered euro, with M&G bond vigilante Richard Woolnough among those forecasting an end to the single currency.

COLLINGS' CORNER

Eurozone government debt is turning investors away from the highly publicised Piigs nations and onto countries with different budgetary issues

Schroders' US large cap financials analyst Chris Costanza assesses American reforms on the financial sector and the impact on the giant investment banks.

The US Senate passed legislation last night toughening regulation of the financial sector.

M&G's Richard Woolnough discusses the market turbulence in Europe and why the developments could force investors to look elsewhere.