An agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on a Regulation of financial benchmarks was found in the night of November 24 to 25, 2015. Unfortunately, this agreement does not respond to the criticism that EDHEC Risk Institute had expressed...

As yet, sterling appears not to have reacted to the looming referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union. Over the short to medium term, however, the currency should end up reacting negatively, so great is the fallout for the British economy. In particular, one would expect the volatility displayed by sterling to pick up at the start of 2016, bearing in mind that opinion polls are very tight...

Henderson has further extended its equity dividend offering, with the launch today of the Henderson Horizon Pan European Dividend Income Fund. The fund will be managed by Nick Sheridan, who also manages the Henderson Horizon Euroland Fund.

Volatility and absence of momentum in 2016 mean a tactical approach is needed, says Christophe Donay, Chief Strategist at Pictet Wealth Management

Five years after its inception, and in a market environment marked by numerous changes in volatility regimes, the Seeyond Europe MinVariance fund posts a cumulative performance over five years of more than 66%..