Europe

J.P. Morgan is proposing to alter the income mandate on its £96m European investment trust, in a move which would see it sell out of the UK and focus on continental Europe.

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Banking stocks continued to pull back the FTSE 100 on Monday, as the losses announced by Lloyds Banking Group last week continued to dog the group and its peers.

The result of Italy's presidential election shocked markets last week and sparked renewed volatility, with none of the four competing political parties emerging victorious, but what does it mean for investors now?

Premier is planning to merge Chris White's £30m Premier UK Alpha Income fund into Chris Wright's £10m Premier European Optimum Income fund, which is undergoing a change in investment strategy.

Rayner Spencer Mills' research directors Ken Rayner and Graham O'Neill have picked a selection of funds from the IMA sector universe which have seen a recent rebound in performance.

Mirabaud Asset Management's head of convertible bond management, Renaud Martin, outlines a guide to navigating an interesting area of the bond market which has historically been little understood by investors.

The FTSE 100 has moved back above 6,300 as investors shrug off a dismal Thursday to end the week on a more positive note.

Following an apparently disappointing outcome in 2012, there is greater optimism over growth prospects for the UK and other economies in 2013.

Ben Pakenham, manager of the Aberdeen High Yield Bond fund, takes a closer look behind the headlines at what is happening in the high yield bond sector.