Oil is fuelling bull run in European equities

The poor outlook for continental economies should not blind investors to the far more impressive returns available from European equities. Barry Norris, manager of the Britannic Argonaut European Fund, told delegates his investment universe is full of corporate success stories and with the equity market now the cheapest within the developed world, there are plenty of opportunities to lock in to positive returns. "Europe's problems are well known," said Norris. "Economic growth, at least in it is geographic core, is anaemic: demographics are unfavourable, at least until Turkey has been ad...