Merrill Lynch

CIO Plamen Monovski tells Katie Holliday about his firm's ‘Indiana Jones' approach to investing and his ambitious plans to grow the business.

HIGH YIELD

Marina Akopian, fund manager at HEXAM Capital Partners, outlines the drivers that could aid a turnaround in fortunes for emerging markets.

Philip Pearson and Anthony Burton are co-managers of the GLG Technology Equity fund, one of the most successful technology funds of the past three years.

Fund managers have increased cash positions significantly in the last month as investors scale back their risk-taking, a recent survey found.

CONTRARIAN

Merrill Lynch's chief investment officer Bill O'Neill has advised investors to steer clear of government bonds, saying they will only offer value in a double-dip environment.

Bill O'Neill, chief investment officer at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, has attacked exchange traded funds (ETFs) for adding to the volatility they aim to avoid.

Negativity towards European and UK markets has eased as investors rotate their portfolios away from emerging markets in favour of the more developed nations, according to a fund manager survey.

Banking giant HSBC's strong profitability could allow the group to "materially" increase its dividend, a City analyst suggests.