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US indices have opened almost 2% higher on the first trading day of 2012 as risk appetite resumes across global markets.

Multi-managers reveal the funds that helped them navigate their portfolios through a difficult 2011.

Ian Lowes of structuredproductreview.com matches a portfolio of five SPs against a proxy tracker and says the result provides an interesting perspective on the value of structures

Shares in European financials have dropped in late trading as the latest European Banking Authority stress tests said the industry must raise €115bn in capital by June 2012.

Robert Corbally, product development manager at Aviva Investors, outlines four handy hints to consider when picking a structured product for your client

Richard Henry, director of investor solutions at Barclays Wealth, on why current 
market conditions are encouraging for structured products.

European markets have opened the week in positive territory, with the FTSE 100 rebounding from a period of extended losses.

A dire German bond auction rocked markets overnight, with Japan's Nikkei index hitting its lowest level since April 2009 as fears deepened over the eurozone crisis.

3.10pm: US markets have shrugged off poor third-quarter GDP results with trading muted early in the session.

Global markets fell this morning over fears the new Spanish government - instated over the weekend - will not be able to pull back its domestic economy from the brink of default.