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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has renewed its calls on the UK government to do more to boost the economy, but chancellor George Osborne has received support for his austerity programme from member countries.

Aviva Investors has appointed Liam Spillane from Overlay Asset Management, formerly part of BNP Paribas Investment Partners, as emerging market debt currency portfolio manager.

Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to reassure markets the Federal Reserve would not step away from supporting a weak economy in his testimony to US Congress yesterday.

UBS head of fixed income capability Simon Foster is considering moving assets in to mortgage backed securities (MBS) as fears over the potential end of quantitative easing (QE) weigh heavy on investors.

Neptune's Felix Wintle has been rotating his portfolio into domestically-focused US equities as he predicts names linked to the consumer will power the economic recovery.

China's major equity markets slipped further into bear market territory this week as traders worried about the withdrawal of QE in the US, and slowing Chinese growth.

Four managers reveal their recent asset allocation moves and top picks from the EM equity space.

Morningstar has revealed a list of ten most sought-after stocks in the second quarter, based on searches via its website.

The pound has slid sharply over the last few weeks versus a basket of currencies, while the US dollar has continued its 2013 resurgence, but where are the screaming buys in currency markets now?

William Rice, manager of the £1.7m Neptune Russia Special Situations fund, has left the company.