The investment approach of the Fund enables the manager to invest directly across asset classes, principally in global equities and bonds. The Fund may also invest up to 10% in other Threadneedle funds and uses derivatives for investment purposes and hedging, including the generation of additional income.

Source, an investment firm and a leading provider of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), is pleased to announce the launch of the Source NASDAQ Biotech UCITS ETF, the first Europe-listed ETF to track the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index.

The recent sharp fall in the Russian rouble has added to pressures on Russian banks' credit profiles, leaving some exposed, Fitch Ratings says. However, rouble risks should be manageable for most lenders, unless deposit dollarisation accelerates and the currency falls further.

Assets managed by the world's largest 500 fund managers rose by almost 12% to reach a record US$76 trillion in 2013, surpassing the previous high of over US$69 trillion set in 2007. The Pensions & Investments / Towers Watson World 500 researchshows that due to consistent growth of assets in the past six years, total assets have now more than doubled since 2002.

IFC, a member of the World Bank, issued a 10-year, 10 billion Indian rupee bond (equivalent to $163 million) to increase foreign investment in India, mobilizing international capital markets to support infrastructure development in the country.