Equities

Economic momentum in the eurozone has been weakening over the past year, causing European small-cap stocks to lag behind their US and Japanese counterparts.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) is soft-closing its offshore European long/short fund as inflows into the product soar, just months after it closed a separate European equity portfolio.

Mirabaud's Daniel Tubbs looks at why managers are dubious about China.

Holding on to ‘turbulent’ financials has paid off

Commodity markets have divided African nations in to two blocks; the importers and the exporters.

Graham Ashby former head of UK equities at Ignis Asset Management, has replaced Richard Moore as manager of two equity funds at Santander Asset Management.

JOHCM's Clive Beagles has seen his UK Equity Income fund demoted in Sanlam Private Investments' latest Income Study, while AXA IM's George Luckraft has moved on to the recommended list.

The US added more jobs than expected in January, the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal, while the economy is beginning to see wage growth coming through.

Aberdeen Asset Management may be among the bidders for Russell Investment Management, the $260bn asset manager put on the block by London Stock Exchange Group, according to analysts at Numis.

Guinness founder and CIO Tim Guinness has said the problems in Greece will not spark a fresh banking crisis even if the beleaguered nation is forced to exit the euro.