Global equities had their best quarter since 1998 in Q2 and started Q3 on a positive note. Markets could be choppier during summer, as valuations are rich in some leading sectors, seasonal liquidity is lower and many sources of risks remain...

Style rotations, where investors switch one type of investment style for another, are nothing new. At some point during most investment cycles different styles – such as growth, quality and value – will outperform at different points as investors rotate in and out depending on their outlook.

As one of the world's largest public lending institutions the European Investment Bank has granted financial support for thousands of companies and projects over the years. According to data gathered by AksjeBloggen.com, the combined value of EIB-financed projects in the last two decades reached €1.2trn.

Cyrille Geneslay, fund manager at CPR Asset Management, indicates that he has pursued his vast strategy of asset reallocation started at the end of May within the CPR Reactive Growth fund, by selling American stocks to reposition themselves on "value" markets ...

According to data gathered by BuyShares.co.uk, the market cap of the three largest tech companies trading on the London Stock Exchange amounted to $120.4bn last week, a $14.9bn plunge since the beginning of the year.