Europe

In the horse trading between the Government and Opposition that took place in the run up to the election the Equality Bill received Royal Assent.

As ETFs celebrate a decade in Europe, Morningstar associate director Bradley Kay, looks at what the next 10 years will hold.

Tom Becket, CIO at PSigma Investment Management, on what strategy to adopt in testing times

Several European ETF issuers will be able to launch ETFs on the S&P 500 index as of 17 May, when Standard & Poor's exclusive arrangement with iShares ends.

Solvency II, the EU directive which will massively increase capital requirements for UK life companies, has been postponed for two months.

ProShares has released four ETFs in the US providing two times leveraged exposure to indices covering Europe, Pacific ex-Japan, Brazil and Mexico.

The FSA is investigating government-backed Lloyds Banking Group and RBS over poor complaints handling.

European equity managers are finding investment opportunities in the PIIGS, even if market sentiment is against them, writes Paul Burgin

This week: Whitechurch Securities senior analyst Ben Seager-Scott on why he is excited by developing markets.

Amundi ETF has unveiled 13 sector funds on the Borsa Italiana, boosting its ETF offering on the exchange to 28.