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Matthias Scheiber, partner and fund manager at Aethra AM, talks to Joanne Young about how making the right choice with ETFs is more important than searching for outperforming active managers

Emma Cusworth looks at how liquidity has been impacted by recent crises in Japan and the Middle East

Woeful economic data in the US and a three notch downgrade of Greece's credit rating saw global markets tumble overnight.

European markets are flying high on the back of fresh hopes a solution to the Greek debt crisis can be found along with positive economic news emanating from Japan.

The FTSE 100 has opened in positive territory as higher commodity prices and a strong overnight showing from Wall Street and Asia buoyed investors.

Bank stocks edged lower in early trading on Tuesday after credit ratings agency Moody's said it may cut its rating on 14 British lenders.

Upbeat economic data has boosted investor sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic with major European indices and the Dow all flying high in mid-afternoon trading.

European markets opened lower on news of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest on rape charges, amid fears his absence from eurozone talks will delay bailout plans for Portugal and Greece.

The FTSE 100 has opened in positive territory after a commodities bounce-back lifted Wall Street yesterday.

HSBC intends to launch three ETFs investing in global real estate, Russian and Chinese equities, alongside plans to further extend its emerging market coverage.