Equities

Aviva Investors has launched its fourth structured product linked to the FTSE 100 index.

Baring Asset Management has appointed Roberto Lampl to the newly created role of head of Latin America equity.

J O Hambro Capital Management has recruited Emery Brewer and Ivo St. Kovachev to launch its Global Emerging Markets fund.

Schroders manager uses awareness of relative value to negotiate extreme market moves

The Japanese market has been a laggard in the broad equity market recovery that began in March last year.

Part two of a Conjecture discussion on opportunities in DPJ-run Japan

The US economic recovery is well under way, but our estimate is lower than the consensus view.

A mid-cycle correction, which we anticipated for Q2 2010, may have already started and there is good reason for us to advise a more cautious approach within the Pacific Basin.

For many, high yield is nothing more than a niche investment. However, last year's impressive returns and increased issuance is bringing the attractions of this asset class to a much wider audience.

Concerns about a sovereign credit crisis in peripheral Europe drove equity markets significantly lower in the past few weeks, although corporate earnings results overall showed a solid improvement.