Equities

Eclectica's Hugh Hendry added to a short position in Chinese equities in May, weeks before a soaring interbank rate sent the country's stock market into bear territory, it has emerged.

Bish Limbu, manager of the Omnis Distribution fund at Octopus Investments, looks at the options for income-hungry investors.

It is "inevitable" Italy will need an EU bailout in the next six months, according to analysts at the country's second largest bank.

James Hambro & Partners has seen assets under management break through the £1bn barrier after strong flows in the last twelve months, the group reported today.

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The FTSE 100 has continued to sell off in early trading on Monday following further falls in Asia, as investors continue to dump stocks on fears QE will be withdrawn in the US.

Standard Life Investments (SLI) has launched a local currency emerging market debt fund to complement its existing hard currency offering.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned spiking bond yields across the world threaten trillion of dollars in losses for investors and a fresh crisis for banks unless they are braced for the shock.

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