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The FTSE 100 has fallen 0.3% or 16 points to 5,413.5 in early trading after America's Federal Reserve said overnight there were "widespread signs of deceleration" in the US economy.

Adrian Frost and Adrian Gosden of Artemis are to run a new UK and global income fund for St. James's Place (SJP).

Former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld believes the investment bank may have been able to survive if US authorities had given it the same assistance as its rivals.

Standard Life Investments' Euan Sanderson explains why investors would be wise to invest in US equities.

Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius explains the attraction of frontier markets.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has formed his own investment advisory business offering services to high net worth clients and global funds.

OUTLOOK FOR GEM

The FTSE 100 opened at 5,211, rising close to 6 points or 0.11% in early trading following a flurry of M&A activity.

Graham Harvey questions the value of new EU rules stating consumers are told the total premium they will pay over the life of their policy

Eurozone gross domestic product grew at its fastest pace in more than three years in Q2, official figures show.