Equities

Crux Asset Management's Richard Pease speaks to Lawrence Gosling about the challenges facing small fund groups, European equities, Greece, and the naming of his new firm.

Japan is attempting to resurrect its economy, and bringing with it more tourists and eagerly awaited corporate governance reform, says Genzo Kimura, economist at SuMi TRUST

Edmund Harriss, manager of the Guinness Asian Equity Income fund, says Asian countries have proved resilient to recent financial and commodity crises by becoming integrated manufacturing hubs that are not dependent on commodities

Despite the soaring performance of China's domestic stock markets over the last year, Asia remains the medium-term laggard. Paul Hilsley, manager of the L&G Asian Income trust, explores if forthcoming rate cuts and reforms on investment spending will...

With SME corporations the most starved of access to credit across UK business, Chris Maule, CEO of UK Bond Network, explains how investors are able to access attractive and secured yields through SME bonds

River & Mercantile Asset Management is soft closing Philip Rodrigs' UK Equity Smaller Companies fund following strong inflows during the past year.

UK equity managers Simon Brazier and Clive Beagles have turned more positive on Vodafone, snapping up shares in the company three years after they both cautioned about the telecom's prospects.

New Zealand's finance minister, Bill English, has warned a Greek default or exit from the eurozone would present different challenges to the global financial system than those faced during the Lehman Brothers crisis of 2008.

Old Mutual Global Investors' UK equity head Richard Buxton believes it may be "too late to save HSBC" as the company considers redomiciling its headquarters.

Lazard has hired former Henderson manager Léopold Arminjon to run a new European equities strategy.