Imagine you are a political leader tasked with solving the global economic and financial crisis. You are made aware of the severity of the systemic calamity at hand and told that time is short. What do you do?
Europe is at the centre of growing unease regarding the state of the global economy.
Many mis-selling problems arise from the failure to effectively communicate likely outcomes and the risks involved to the end investor.
This might be a sexist thing to say, but I don't really think Downton Abbey is a bloke kind of programme.
This week we have made a conscious effort to buck the media's trend for negative headlines and warnings of the dangers ahead.
Emerging market currencies fell sharply during September after holding up pretty well through August. Developing market exchange rates even lost ground against the euro, despite Europe being the focus of market fears.