One of the industry's most widely followed strategists, Albert Edwards, has said depressed European equity markets are a once in a lifetime opportunity for investors following the savage sell-off in 2012.
Managers around the globe have upped their exposure to equities in what Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts dubbed the 'great rotation' of 2013.
The FTSE 100 closed at its highest level since May 2008 yesterday as investors continued to snap up cyclical names, including the UK's semi state-owned banks.
Global equity markets have eased back from last week's highs despite European financials rallying after regulators softened proposed new rules.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM)'s chairman Jim O'Neill outlines five encouraging signs from the global economy and asks whether 2013 will be the year investors ditch fixed income in favour of equities.
Pioneer Investments has appointed David Glazer to the newly-created role of global equities portfolio manager, based in Boston.
Morgan Stanley has soft-closed its Global Brands fund to retail investors in a bid to preserve the performance of the top-performing portfolio.
Concerns over China's slowing economy have sent its domestic equity market tumbling this year, but which China funds best survived the sell-off?