Global

Schroders is set to merge its Global Climate Change fund into the QEP Global Core fund at the end of September.

ETHICAL

Proposals from Europe to restrict the use of dealing commissions to pay for investment research have been rejected by the Investment Management Association (IMA) and the Wealth Management Association.

ASSET ALLOCATION

The deep recession in the US and subsequent sluggish growth has led some experts to suggest the market is suffering economic hysteresis - or permanent damage to potential growth and employment, explains Robert Jukes from CGWM.

Asian income is a game of two halves, with the region dividend between cash hoarding markets and those with an established dividend culture. Margaret Weir, investment director at Eastspring Investments spells out the best and worst markets - including...

Gripes over lack of wage growth in the US are misplaced as most investors have failed to differentiate average wages from total wages. Brian Wesbury from First Trust Advisors explains the difference.

AFRICA AND OIL

Shareholders are pushing for corporate investment to spur topline growth. But poorly invested cash could pose a risk to markets, explains Neuberger Berman US manager Charles Kantor.

India's new prime minister is "bold and decisive", but investors should not underestimate the deep rooted problems the economy faces, explains Roderick Snell, manager of the Baillie Gifford Pacific fund.