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Tapering panic has driven a major sell-off in government bond markets over the last month, but bond investors suggest there is scope for yields to go even higher from here.

M&G's Jim Leaviss established small positions in selected emerging market debt and currencies at the end of July despite remaining bearish on the asset class as a whole.

Investec's Clyde Rossouw has backed Samsung to confound market expectations of a slowdown in the smartphone market as he positions his Global Franchise fund for the second half.

The five major UK banks all recorded a profit in the first half of the year for the first time since 2010, a report has found.

The son of troubled overseas property company Harlequin's chairman has been disqualified from being a company director for 13 years.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has so far compensated 1,700 claimants with a total of £32m in relation to the failed CF Arch cru funds.

Fund buyers have been rotating their equity exposure from growth to value plays, to take advantage of improving global economic conditions.

Tineke Frikkee has bought into Lloyds as a play on the housing recovery, in one of her first trades since joining Smith & Williamson to run its £9m UK Equity Income trust.

Markets across the continent were lower in morning trading as investors reacted to heavy selling in emerging markets.

A boutique wealth manager offering a bespoke private client service is to launch its first retail fund as it seeks to diversify its business.