Equities

Old Mutual's Richard Buxton has warned investors in the housebuilding sector the UK is far from experiencing a housing boom.

Mirabaud has seen the departure of portfolio manager Malcolm White from its global equities desk.

M&G is to launch a Global Corporate Bond fund for Ben Lord next week, Investment Week understands.

Managers at Odey and M&G have taken opposing views on the fortunes of Aberdeen Asset Management as the impact of the emerging market sell-off polarises opinions.

Hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry moved to play the summer EM sell-off by pitting 'good' emerging markets against struggling peers.

Brazil has raised its benchmark interest rate to 9% from 8.5% in a further attempt to rein in inflation, following the dramatic sell-off in the country's currency.

Investing in Chinese equities is not easy - even the most experienced investors can get their fingers burnt trying to find the right stocks to back in an opaque and volatile market - but one manager has a tip for would-be investors.

The Indian rupee has plummeted to a record low as the soaring oil price and internal economic problems continue to derail growth.

Improving factory data and a sliding yen helped lift Japanese shares overnight, amid a positive session for Asian markets in general.

Guy Monson, CIO of Sarasin & Partners, has outlined a number of key risks which could impact rising global equity markets as we head into 2014, amid the well-flagged move by the US central bank to wind down QE.