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Investec Structured Products has launched its first UCITS fund which aims to provide equity-like returns and protection from counterparty risk.

The UK's leading share index has fallen to its lowest level this year, slipping below 5,500, as Greece's continued failure to form a coalition government dampens risk appetite.

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Miners dragged the FTSE 100 down this morning after Australia cut its economic growth forecast, with investors also nervous ahead of key US jobs data.

Updated at 13.00: The FTSE 100 was 1.8% lower on Monday after poor German manufacturing data drove down indices across Europe.

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Global markets have continued on a downward trend as fears re-emerged about the state of European and the US economies.

Neville White, socially responsible investment analyst at Ecclesiastical Investment Management, explains what investors should take away from recent high profile corporate governance scandals.

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