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This week's panel debates the experience of investors in the European equities sector

As 2008 rolled into 2009, global investors were still recovering from the most traumatic of years, felt most acutely perhaps in emerging markets.

The euro area is interesting because the economies of the 16 member states are quite diverse while representing a broad risk spectrum.

A year ago this week, Barack Obama officially became America's 44th president. Christopher Hancock, marketing strategist at Brown Advisory, looks at the economic challenges he has faced and the tests still ahead

The case for investing in emerging market equities as part of a diversified global portfolio remains compelling

What do the New Year and the run-up to a general election have in common? An inevitable outbreak of predictions, resolutions and outlooks.

With the northern hemisphere still reeling from the effects of the recession, attentions are heading south as now more than ever investors need to adapt a broader perspective to their investments

The UK economy is likely to have shrunk nearly 5% in 2009 yet many UK firms have shown resilient profitability.

Last year was a stellar year for emerging equity markets.

Corporate bonds posted a strong performance in 2009 (c. 15%), more than recovering the losses of 2008, and have dramatically outperformed equities over the last decade.