Fidelity is set to expand its multi-asset fund range with the launch of the Multi-Asset Income fund for managers Richard Skelt and Eugene Philalithis.

The Bank of England is expected to pump another £50bn of quantitative easing into the UK economy today, in a bid to tackle the latest downturn.

Income investors enjoyed a bumper year in 2011 as dividends from UK-listed companies hit an all-time high, surging 12.8% to £67.8bn.

Schroders is launching a strategic bond fund for former GLG fixed income star Gareth Isaac and head of global macro Bob Jolly.

The Federal Reserve has announced interest rates will remain at their historic lows until late 2014, which could pave the way for a further bout of quantitative easing.

Asia fund managers have warned China’s economy faces a series of challenges despite its meteoric rise to global superpower status.

The decision by Standard & Poor's to strip France of its prized AAA-rating came as no surprise to a number of fund managers.

The UK economy is edging dangerously close to recession with business turnover declining for the seventh consecutive month in December, according to the latest business trends report.

The art market posted stellar returns in 2011, with the Mei Moses All Art index returning 11%, outpacing leading equity indices.

Fund launches reached a decade low last year as groups held back new products in the face of market volatility.