Europe

What are the biggest challenges the senior executives of investment management firms are currently concerned about? Hardeep Tawakley asked three: Hermes' Saker Nusseibeh (left), OMGI's Julian Ide (centre) and Rathbones' Julian Chillingworth for their view from the top

Schroders is planning to change the investment remit of its UK Absolute Target fund to a pan-European mandate following the departure of co-manager Julie Dean, Investment Week understands.

What's in a name?

Markets across the globe were mixed overnight as investors reacted to a series of stimulus measures introduced in Europe to stave off the downturn.

Inflation is Europe has become worryingly low, and the situation is reminiscent of Japan in the 1990s. Rathbones' Mona Shah explores whether the ECB's actions will be enough to prevent a downward spiral.

The feeble French economy is causing pain for Europe's leading industrials, explains Richard Scrope from Oriel Asset Management.

Europe's small caps have had a stonking five-year rally, but as prices have come off a little since May, investors need to start separating Norway from the Netherlands, explains Bill Barker from Pictet Asset Management.

The S&P 500 briefly crossed the 2,000 threshold on Monday after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen signalled she will hold back on any aggressive move on interest rates.

EUROPE

It should be plain sailing for investors in shares this summer. The world economy is growing this year, and should do so again next year at a reasonable pace.