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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...

Three top multi-managers reveal the blend of vehicles they use to get the best access to the emerging markets space.

(Updated at 10:45am) Stock markets across Europe began picking up the pieces on Tuesday following yet another mass sell-off which was sparked by fresh recessionary fears and saw London's FTSE index close 3.5% down and major indices in Germany, France...

Architas senior fund manager Dawn Kendall examines the current financial situation in Greece and considers the possible impact for the wider European community.

The US Commerce Department has said US GDP rose at an annualised rate of just 1% in the second quarter, down from an earlier estimate of 1.3%.

Cormac Weldon, manager of the Threadneedle American Select fund, tells Cherry Reynard how he has navigated the recent volatility in the US

French and German leaders are calling for a tax on financial transactions to raise more revenues as they respond to the euro debt crisis.

Bill Gross, Bill Miller and Warren Buffett have clashed over Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US credit rating.