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The last few weeks have seen unprecedented market volatility as investors take fright at the ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone and a series of weak economic data from the US.

RLAM European Growth manager shuns defensives and piles into banks with eurozone issues ‘already in the price'.

Royal London Asset Management saw the value of its new business drop 85% during the first half of the year.

Royal London group chief executive Mike Yardley is planning to step down to focus on helping the industry tackle future challenges.

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Royal London has scaled back its UK earnings forecast, following the BP oil spill, though it believes UK equities look attractive over the longer term.

Asset backed securities (ABS) are presently the most attractive section of the corporate bond market, according to Royal London's Sajiv Vaid.

Royal London's Kevin Lilley is confident in the strength of the euro despite the ongoing troubles in some eurozone countries.

RLAM head of equities Jane Coffey has urged investors to avoid the current trend of overlooking growth stocks in favour of value.