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Argentina defaulted on its debt payments late last month after talks between a group of bondholders and the country collapsed, but it is not the only emerging market which looks vulnerable to a financial shock.

US high yield bond funds and ETFs have seen record outflows this week, according to Lipper data, amid a spike in yields for the asset class in both the US and UK.

US treasury yields have fallen to their lowest level since last summer as concerns over Iraq and Ukraine spur a fresh flight to safety.

Fund selectors have begun to move away from ‘dogmatic' equity funds that favour either growth or value investment approaches to focus on more balanced equivalents.

Allianz Global Investors has brought its US small cap growth strategy to the UK via the launch of a new fund.

Fund managers have a "critical" imperative to warn clients about the risks of chasing yield despite low volatility, former monetary policymakers have warned.

Brooks Macdonald Asset Management has partnered with Berkshire-based IFA firm Petrus Financial Services to expand the reach of its investment propositions.

An IFA has left network Intrinsic after he felt he was being nudged towards adopting a restricted proposition following its takeover by Old Mutual.

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) newly published guidance on social media promotion leaves firms with 40 characters to promote their products on Twitter, warned a consultancy as it criticised the regulator for "not going far enough" in telling...

Aviva UK has reported a 21% drop in the value of new life business it wrote in the first half of the year, mainly due to a steep fall in annuity business.