Europe

Threadneedle has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled European Absolute Alpha fund for pan-European equity manager Paul Doyle.

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The UK and the US could be dragged into a eurozone-style sovereign debt crisis if they waver on austerity plans, said Invesco's John Greenwood.

Standard Life Investments' Harry Nimmo is set to run a significantly overweight position in the UK when his Global Smaller Companies fund launches on 18 January.

As Brazil overtakes the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, Maria Merricks looks at the key drivers behind its investment potential.

With volatility set to dominate again this year, experts predict which sector or geographical region will surprise on the upside.

Ardevora's Jeremy Lang and William Pattison have added an extra £2m of their own capital to their funds on a "reasonably bullish" view on equities.

Neptune's Robin Geffen is standing by his overweight US position as he believes the region is unlikely to fall into recession this year as long as another banking crisis is avoided.