FTSE

FTSE Group and the EDHEC-Risk Institute have collaborated to create a range of risk adjusted indices, providing an alternative to traditional market capitalisation-weighted index ranges.

Despite ongoing economic turbulence and market volatility almost half of investors (44%) are bullish in their outlook for 2010, according to research.

Pamela Reid goes through the different considerations that need to be taken into account when using QROPS

US shares fell in early trading on the back of interest rate concerns following the Chinese Central Bank's decision to increase its inter-bank rate for the first time in four months.

Miners are pulling down London's main index in early trading, offsetting strong demand for supermarket groups.

PowerShares is converting a range of five Dynamic ETFs to track FTSE RAFI indices following approval by shareholders.

Early gains among financials offset disappointing Marks and Spencer results to see the FTSE marginally down 0.22% to 5,510.22 in early trading.

The FTSE was buoyed by big gains by financial stocks this afternoon after a positive note from Deutsche Bank.

US stocks reached 15-month highs on Monday, with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 up at least 1.5% on the first trading day of 2010.

US stocks opened higher on the first trading day of the year as investors considered weekend comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.