Equities

Meteor Asset Management has been given the all-clear over its marketing and sales of Lehman-backed structured products, allowing it to begin launching a range of open-ended funds.

Jubilee Financial Products has cancelled the Early Redemption Plan Issue 4 after it failed to meet with new FSA guidelines.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has reported a near 200% rise in profits for the third quarter.

Latin American equities are undervalued relative to other emerging markets and are set to outperform Asian stocks in the near term, according to HSBC Global Asset Management.

Neptune's Chris Taylor has cut financials exposure in his Japan Opportunities fund by more than half in recent months on expectations bank earnings could be hampered by Government reforms.

Smith & Williamson has launched an Asia ex-Japan fund for manager Jane Andrews.

Eastern Europe has witnessed momentous changes since the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago.

The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago marked the end of the crude and utopian communist experiment that divided Europe for over four decades.

Brazil will be one of the first countries to emerge from recession and is on track to become a global economic powerhouse, according to Legg Mason affiliate Batterymarch.

As the rest of the world's stock markets are tumbling, the Asian region looks set to pick up growth this year. The reason is China. Understanding how the Chinese market handles the problems will therefore be vital for understanding how many markets will...