Equities

BlackRock's absolute return manager Mark Lyttleton is due to return to his post next week after an extended break from the industry.

Billionaire investor George Soros has said the eurozone crisis will only be resolved when Germany "wakes up" and realises it is to blame for introducing a single currency in the first place.

The FTSE 100 gained more than 80 points in early trading while global markets leapt higher overnight, lifted by the Federal Reserve's latest round of quantitative easing.

The Federal Reserve has unleashed a third round of quantitative easing to support the US economy following a wave of poor data and a weakening labour market.

M&A

Apollo Multi Asset's Tom McGrath considers the possible unintended consequences of Fed chief Ben Bernanke unleashing a third round of quantitative easing at the upcoming meeting.

In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from Fundamental Tracker Investment Management and Threadneedle Investments discussed UK Equities.

The US Federal Reserve will push ahead with QE3 although it will make policymakers "look like fools again", said outspoken investor Jim Rogers.

Shares in UK defence contractor BAE Systems reversed a late rally last night to fall 9% this morning, after announcing it was in talks with European peer EADs about a merger.

Liontrust Asset Management has hired Samantha Gleave from Bank of America Merrill Lynch as the third manager on its European team.