Banks added to market woes last week with the UK's major players reporting a raft of losses prompted by PPI claims and the European debt crisis.
HSBC has become the first bank to turn away US clients who bank offshore in a move to appease the US Inland Revenue Service's FATCA laws, due to come into force in 2013.
Guy Morrell, head of multi-manager at HSBC Global Asset Management (UK), and manager of HSBC Open Global Property fund, examines how recent volatility has affected the commercial property sector.
HSBC and Cavendish highlight opportunities in Brazil and Far East at Investment Week's Global Emerging Markets focus in London.
Negyal and Timberlake's stockpicking approach ensures year of solid positive performance.
Two of the banking industry's biggest names were paid more than fifteen times their 2009 earnings last year, analysis suggests.
Shares in Barclays and its peers moved higher in early trading despite the bank's move to settle PPI claims.