Equities

Stuck in 2% growth phase

Corporates have already been through 'fire and brimstone'

I have never quite lost the snooker bug, so this year, happy to assist my son in avoiding GCSE revision, I took up my usual armchair seat for the World Championships.

Some managers still remain committed to asset class

After months of capital outflows and uncertainty, the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates in September could provide emerging markets with some respite.

Rewind to May 2014 and Indian equity markets were in a state of euphoria following Modi's stunning election victory, built on the promise of a strong reform agenda.

Mark Barnett, head of UK equities at Invesco Perpetual and manager of the Edinburgh investment trust, analyses the growing pressures on listed companies from a number of sources.

Equities look compelling

Managers fear further market falls

Firm expands to 35 staff