Equities

HOW CHINA HAS FARED IN SELL-OFF

France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have temporarily banned short-selling of financial stocks in response to sharp share price falls across Europe.

ON EUROPE

ON EMERGING MARKETS

Aegon's pre-tax underlying earnings have fallen by €13m in the second quarter, to €401m, after the business was impacted by falls in the dollar and hefty charges for administration problems.

Alex Ingham has left Aviva Investors to join Lazard Asset Management where he will launch a small-cap emerging markets fund for retail investors.

ON NORTH AMERICA

ON SPECIALIST

THE BEST OF THE BRICs

First State Investments has made a move into the onshore fixed income space with the launch of a London-based emerging markets team, led by ex-F&C manager Helene Williamson.