S&P

Mid-market firms in Europe are struggling to meet their financial needs as traditional banks continue to undergo a deleveraging process. Alexandra Krief and Taron Wade, directors at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, explain how investors could fill the private funding gap

Three of the best: Peripheral European corporate bonds

US equity fund managers have begun cutting their exposure to technology stocks as the highly-rated sector falls out of favour with some investors following a long winning streak.

LATIN AMERICA

US EQUITIES

S&P Capital IQ Fund Research has prepared users for the possibility the business will be wound up at the end of Q1, presenting an opportunity for others in the space.

COMMENT

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has retained an AAA sovereign credit rating for the UK but says there is still a one in three chance of a downgrade next year.

GLOBAL EQUITIES

HIGH YIELD