China

Asian investment house Lion Global Investors (LGI) has launched three funds into the UK, including an Asian Income mandate which it hopes can challenge the existing powerhouses in the sector.

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CHINA

China's decision to cut interest rates for the first time since December 2008 has met with a mixed response as investors try to fathom the implications of the move.

The positive impact of China's rate cut was dampened overnight in Asian and US markets as Ben Bernanke failed to clarify the Fed's policy approach in a speech yesterday.

China's move to cut rates should provide a boost for beaten up stock market sentiment in China, said Henderson's Charlie Awdry.

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A great deal has been written in recent years about the fund manager merry-go-round. But which sector has lost more managers than most? Kira Nickerson investigates.

The likelihood of a Greek exit from the eurozone this year is only around 25%, well below investment banks' consensus forecast of 50% to 70%, top commentators have said, with Germany set to prevent a ‘Grexit' before its own elections in 2013.

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