Pioneer Investments is gearing up to add an Emerging Market Corporate Bond fund to its product range by the end of the month.
Spanish boutique asset manager March Gestión de Fondos (MFG) is poised to enter the UK market with the launch of three funds.
The Japanese government has approved a fresh 10.3 trillion yen ($116bn; £72bn) stimulus package to shore up its flagging economy.
Veteran investor Warren Buffett has said US banks have strengthened their capital positions to a level where they no longer pose a threat to the economy.
Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management, has made ten predictions for 2013, warning the political process in Washington D.C. surrounding the fiscal cliff is the most immediate risk.
2012 was a mixed year for markets, with developed market equities recovering from a summer sell-off to make marginal gains, while some segments of the property and bond markets outperformed.
Querns' Stephen Whittaker is backing consumer and financial stocks to outperform in 2013, following an overhaul of his income portfolio last year and the departure of co-manager Phil Roantree.