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Aberdeen's emerging market debt team has warned against investing in Turkish local currency government debt after yields spiked to record highs.

Key eurozone sovereign debt yields have fallen sharply after successful debt auctions and comments from ECB president Mario Draghi boosted investor confidence.

The Bank of England has today warned UK banks they must consider raising more capital in the next few months to cope with the "exceptionally threatening" environment.

The EEA Life Settlements Fund has suspended dealings, after receiving "unprecedented" levels of redemption requests from advisers and institutional investors.

Global stock markets rallied hard yesterday on news of co-ordinated action by major central banks to improve liquidity, but analysts are divided over whether it will lift markets further in December.

PSigma's Bill Mott has shaped his portfolio for a multi-year period of anaemic growth, which will see markets seesaw as investors switch between risk on and risk off trades.

Brazil has joined central banks across the world in easing monetary policy after it slashed interest rates by 0.5%.

The European Union's economic affairs commissioner has warned leaders they have just ten days to save the euro.

Investec has launched a multi-asset fund for Philip Saunders and John Stopford which aims to provide a one-stop-shop solution for investors wanting emerging markets exposure.

UBS has announced its chief risk officer is to leave the company after less than 12 months in the role after the group lost an estimated $2.3bn from rogue trading.