Economics

Investors have a number of instruments open to them as ways of protecting against inflation, but what are the most important questions when deciding which method to choose?

The completion of the current leadership transition in China is key to China and the global economy and should bring relief to the Chinese equity markets.

The prospect of Scottish independence raises a number of issues, one of which would be the merits of a passive fund to track Scottish companies.

Investor confidence in the outlook for China's economy has surged to a three-year high, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for November.

TURKEY

Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of fraud following a $2.3bn rogue trade at the Swiss bank.

Moody's has stripped France of its AAA rating as Artemis' William Littlewood becomes the latest fund manager to turn more negative on the country.

UBS Global Asset Management has hired BNY Mellon's ex-head of investment solutions Ryan Rajkumar.

US and Asian equity markets rallied overnight as talk of US politicians reaching a deal to avert the fiscal cliff helped sooth investor worries.

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