Europe

EUROPE

EUROPE

Does Europe warrant inclusion in portfolios yet? Mona Shah, assistant manager on Rathbones' multi-asset portfolios, examines the fundamentals.

Former Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned Europe and its plethora of problems continues to pose the greatest threat to the UK unless growth returns.

Eurozone countries face a decade of deflation and stagnation if governments fail to tackle debt and slow growth plaguing the region, Standard Life Investments' global strategy head has said.

Last July's pledge by European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi to do "whatever it takes" to save the euro has sparked a run that saw the MSCI Europe index beat the MSCI World by 6% in the last year, surpassed only by the US in terms of performance....

Several new appointments have been made to strengthen the European business team of Standard Life Investments. Dirk Tiemann will be based in Frankfurt as the new investment director for semi-institutional (wholesale) sales in Germany and Austria.

Fear of a sudden market correction is causing pension fund managers in Europe to cut equity allocations as trustees and corporate sponsors remain focussed on managing volatility in pension plan funding positions.

The incoming governor of the Bank of England (BoE) has warned Europe must change tack and introduce significant reforms to avoid a Japanese-style lost decade.

AllianzGI has added a 'high convinction' European equity fund to its Luxembourg-based SICAV.