Greece's bailout package has "failed" and the country will not seek an extension when the deal expires at the end of February, according to new prime minister Alex Tsipras.
Investment Quorum has unveiled a series of funds it is backing to navigate currency wars and unpredictable central bank action in 2015, said the group's CIO Peter Lowman.
Embattled supermarket Tesco has suffered a further blow in the form of an investigation by the industry regulator into its treatment of suppliers.
Fidelity's South East Asia fund manager Allan Liu is to retire later this year after 27 years of running active funds.
Germany's 10-year government bond yield slipped below Japan's for the first time on record today.
Energy stocks have built on Monday's rise in early trading today, pushing up the FTSE 100 by 1.2%, as the oil price continues to regain ground.
Germany has fallen in to deflation for the first time in more than five years, with eurozone figures falling to the equal lowest level on record.
The yield on a 10-year UK government bond fell to a new record low below 1.4% on Thursday after comments the Bank of England is in 'no rush' to raise interest rates.
Investor sentiment warmed towards Japanese equities and gold in January, while attitudes to most other asset classes declined, a Lloyds Private Bank survey has revealed.