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Investors were able to enjoy their summer holiday this year without losing too much sleep.

Is the financial world really a safer place five years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers?

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named its top ten trades for this autumn as investors prepare for a tapering of QE in the US and a possible jump in interest rates.

The Ignis International China fund has had consistently strong performance over the past three years, and manager Diamond Lee has revealed the five stocks powering it to the top.

Shares in investment manager Ashmore Group have jumped more than 8% after the company released strong full year results this morning.

Asian markets have risen after data released by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics showed a number of bright spots for the country's economy.

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Asian stocks have soared, led by Japan's Nikkei, as investor confidence was boosted by Tokyo winning the race to host the 2020 Olympics.

Neil Staines, head of trading for the ECU Group, assesses the impact of recent global policies on currency markets.