Equities

Of course, last week's Queen's Speech was an electioneering one and you cannot blame old Gordon for having a go. It is always better to get HRH to deliver your ideas in person when you have such dodgy handwriting and spelling!

British pride has taken a knock recently as both Germany and France this month reported their economies had expanded for the second consecutive quarter. Britain is pinning its hopes on the Q4 of 2009 bringing an end to its recession.

What is normal going forward? Recently, investors appear to be assuming corporate profitability and economic growth will rebound to prior levels as quickly as they disappeared. Many are assuming a ‘V-shaped' recovery and have embraced cyclically driven...

Strong returns from emerging markets prompt surge of investment into funds connected with less developed countries

Gartmore has confirmed it intends to float on the London Stock Exchange next month.

Leading structured product providers and distributors have created the UK Structured Products Association in a bid to give a unified voice to an industry that has come under fire in recent years.

First State has introduced a new income share class to its £3.03bn Asia Pacific Leaders and £767m Asia Pacific funds.

Triodos Renewables is launching a new share issue with the aim of raising up to £7m to invest in energy projects.

Neptune's Felix Wintle has reduced the number of holdings in his US Opportunities fund to avoid diluting returns in the coming months.

Hexam Capital has just celebrated the three year anniversary of its Global Emerging Markets and Emerging Europe funds, with both strategies considerably outperforming their respective peer groups over the period.