Equities

The US economy expanded by 0.1% in the final quarter of 2012, after the initial estimate of a 0.1% contraction was revised upwards today.

Justin Wells, manager of the UBS Emerging Markets Equity Income fund, reveals where he is finding the best income opportunities across emerging markets.

Shares in Edward Bonham-Carter's Jupiter Fund Management raced back towards record highs today after a bumper set of results showing growth in profits of around 5%.

St James's Place (SJP) saw profits rise 23% in 2012 compared with the previous year, thanks in part to higher income from funds under management, which again were a record for the business.

Jupiter has been tipped as a likely winner in the asset manager space as the gap between those who receive advice and those who do not widens and pushes more consumers to self-invest.

Artemis Global Select managers Simon Edelsten and Alex Illingworth have bought into a Burma-focused real estate firm as they take advantage of an increasingly accessible market.

Margaret Lawson has been snapping up "bombed out" UK retailers in her SVM UK Growth fund, as the survivors of the massacre on the high street emerge stronger and with less competition.

European bond and stock markets saw a sharp sell-off on Monday after a shock result from the Italian election, where no political group managed to win a majority vote.

Schroders has reopened its US mid-cap strategy to new investment after two years of closure.

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