JP Morgan

Britain and France are at odds with other European Union countries over plans to insure against future bank failures, in another sign of the problems in trying to forge a common response to the bloc's economic woes.

OPM Fund Management has seeded funds from JPM and Axa through its Balanced Managed and Fixed Interest fund of funds.

UBS's Tom Digenan has been increasing his exposure to banks despite his view that the sector will be hit by stricter regulation on capital requirements.

Friday's Fidelity FundsNetwork investment forum featured presentations from some of the biggest names in fund management. Here we bring you the best bits.

Ian Henderson believes the current outlook for commodities is better than it was last year and this will continue through the year.

Groups in UK Equity Income & Growth sector deliver strong returns over the past year, with top performers benefitting from purchasing cyclical stocks

Allianz Global Investors is to launch a Brazil fund, the UK's first actively-managed onshore Oeic focused on the country.

J.P. Morgan has raised £46.7m for its Brazil investment trust, the first UK closed-ended company focused on the Latin American country.

EMERGING MARKETS

Euphoria over a joint EU-IMF rescue deal for Greece worth €45bn (£39.8bn) appears short-lived, after angry reactions in Germany and continued concerns among bond investors any bail-out merely delays the worst.