Europe

Expectations the Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) will raise interest rates in the second quarter of 2011 have risen dramatically, a new survey of fund managers shows.

European-domiciled exchange-traded products garnered over €1.9bn in the week ending 4 March, according to Deutsche Bank.

Will Ucits IV bring cross-continent consistency?

European-domiciled gold ETPs pulled in €114m in the week ending 25 February as equity indices across the region fell, according to Deutsche Bank.

Europeans put a net €283.1bn into investment funds last year, the highest amount since 2005, with flows into bond funds the "defining feature", according to Lipper

Threadneedle has closed its European Smaller Companies Crescendo hedge fund and launched a new absolute return portfolio focused on the region.

Professional Adviser's editorial director Lawrence Gosling spoke to BlackRock's European Dynamic fund manager Alister Hibbert at the end of 2010 about prospects for equity markets, the euro and dangers from the peripheral nations.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 11 February.

Insurers could be prevented from using age, health and any other form of differentiation to underwrite and price products if a French administrative authority has its way.

A permanent €500bn (£420.3bn) bail-out fund has been set up to support countries in the eurozone.