Europe

Ministers have been urged by an influential committee to draw up a plan of action to help the country cope in the event of a eurozone collapse.

The €1trn in cheap loans provided by the ECB since December is expected to be only the start of a wave of liquidity measures that store up problems for the eurozone.

Quantitative easing will not lift the UK out of its economic slump, as monetary stimulus in a financial downturn is ‘like stuffing cash into a black hole', said Eden's Leigh Himsworth.

Jupiter CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts said he will not take punchy bets on risk assets while there is still the threat of a hard landing in China.

Schroders is set to add a European equity offering to its offshore range on 7 March.

COMMODITIES

THE BIG QUESTION

Jenny Cosgrave talks to a trio of wealth managers about their outlook for the commodities sector and finds out which strategies stand out from the crowd.

Ecclesiastical's Robin Hepworth has warned gilts are ‘in a bubble' and should be avoided by investors looking for returns over the medium term.

Greece will receive emergency funding of €130bn after a second bailout of the stricken nation was agreed.