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Henderson International Income Trust fund manager, Ben Lofthouse, examines why investors searching for income should look beyond UK equities and start to acquire a taste for more exotic markets

Emerging Asia's policy flexibility and relatively low debt will see it return to growth before the West, says Thomas Sinclair, manager of the Neptune Asia Pacific fund.

The FTSE 100 sold off sharply in early trading alongside indices across Europe as fears over a break-up of the region swept across markets once again.

US debt figures have so many zeros, it seems almost impossible to visualize the real scale of the crisis.

Three years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Laura Miller revisits the shocking events and asks if any lessons have been learned.

Lessons from Lehmans

It has been three years since Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, creating the biggest banking failure in history and sending shockwaves through global markets.

Irish funds recorded the highest level of net inflows in Europe in the first half of the year, reports the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).

Bondholders owed £2.5bn following the Icelandic banking crisis have begun a legal challenge against the 'priority status' given to local authorities and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to get their money back from Landsbanki.

As creators of credit, banks are in a very privileged position. To create a loan, the equivalent of making a sale for other companies, banks just need to type a number into a computer and hit ‘enter'. This is a licence that frequently gets abused if banks...