Europe

F&C's Paras Anand looks at why European equities are currently an attractive option for investors.

Direxion has entered the European market by listing six leveraged ETFs on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.

Global investor confidence is up on last month, according to research by State Street Global Markets.

Advisers are shunning plain vanilla equity funds investing in the developed world this ISA season, in favour of emerging market, absolute return and cautious managed strategies.

Britain's economy is better but is "still stuffed to the eyeballs with toxic substances", warns a senior HSBC economist.

Hedge fund manager Qbasis Invest is launching an ETF based on its flagship fund in Europe at the start of next month.

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Fund managers expect Europe - a forgotten player in investment terms - to emerge a "stronger player" from the Greek debt debacle.

Pan-European ETF assets under management (AUM) have hit an all time high, increasing 47.37% to €162.49bn over the year, according to Lipper.

Taking on International PMI business can stave off competition from other market sectors and be a profitable addition to a business' line up, says Andrew Apps