Equities

Shares in General Motors climbed 3.6% on the first day of trading after the auto manufacturer made a record initial public offering.

Schroders chief economist Keith Wade has labelled the Federal Reserve's $600bn QE2 programme as an "aggressive act" to devalue the dollar.

A team of EU and IMF inspectors will arrive in Ireland today to take a closer look at the nation's banking system and prepare for a possible €80bn bailout.

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Swiss & Global Asset Management has expanded its range with the launch of the Julius Baer Absolute Return Europe Equity fund.

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Berkshire Hathaway will give its new manager Todd Combs a limited portfolio worth about $2bn to $3bn while Warren Buffett assesses his performance.

There is a one in three chance the Bank of England will announce a further raft of QE in its February Inflation Report, says J.P. Morgan's Bob Michele.

Fidelity veteran Anthony Bolton has committed to run his China Special Situations trust until at least April 2013.

Only one manager in the UK could hit the headlines by purchasing a stake in a company which equated to just 0.067% of his total funds under management.