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Investors have frequently dismissed Europe over the last 10 years due to the region's political and structural issues, but European companies can still benefit from globalisation, says Alexander Darwall at Jupiter.

Sterling has surged to a three-month high against the dollar following buoyant growth figures for the construction industry.

Three of the UK's leading UCIS providers and a major IFA firm are to hold two seminars in London today to educate IFAs on marketing unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS).

The Strategic Bond sector was the most popular with retail investors in 2010 but sales of equity funds also soared to a 10 year high, according to the IMA.

Mark Harris and Craig Heron have left Henderson following a shake-up of its multi-manager range.

New banking regulations could mean bondholders will be forced to absorb the losses of failing institutions, according to Standard Life Investments' Andrew Fraser.

Liontrust must stump up £415,000 for its contribution to the FSCS levy, a near 2000% increase on last year, as the industry continues to pay the cost of a series of investment firm failures.

The FTSE has pushed above 6,000 today, on the back of strong performance from the US with the Dow Jones soaring to a two year high.

Raising interest rates too fast this year in an attempt to stem inflation would be the ‘ultimate policy error', says Caspar Rock, CIO at Architas.

Thames River's multi-managers have been cutting exposure to ‘bubbly' Asia in favour of Europe as they tidy up the portfolios inherited from F&C.