Equities

Britain will sign up for fiscal discipline in the eurozone, but not at the expense of our industries or our independence, Prime Minister David Cameron has declared.

Kames Capital is set to appoint Peter Shaw as co-manager of the £361m UK Equity fund on 1 January.

Fidelity's global CIO, equities, Dominic Rossi has forecast another difficult year for equity investors as we enter 2012 but believes emerging markets are set to come back into the spotlight.

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As the eurozone crisis reaches a crescendo, the Bank of England has revealed just how much exposure UK banks have to the region's most troubled economies.

Skandia's portfolio manager Lee Freeman-Shor has swapped Barings' James Buckley for former favourite Dirk Enderlein on the Skandia European Best Ideas fund.

Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy are set to meet today as political commentators warn Europe is entering the end game for the crisis, which must be resolved this week to save the euro.

Schroders' Jenny Jones has increased cash in her £824m US Mid Cap fund to 9%, warning valuations in US markets are favouring large caps.