With one week to go today Azad Zangana, European Economist, Schroders provides his latest economic insight into the Scottish Referendum.

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has established a joint venture with Shenzhen Hua Xia Ren He Capital Management Co., Ltd. to conduct a private fund business in the Qianhai Economic Zone in Shenzhen, China.

Source, an investment firm and one of the market-leading European providers of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), is delighted to announce the listing of 26 funds on Borsa Italiana, providing Italian investors access to a wide range of equity and fixed income markets.

According to Schroders Azad Zangana, European Economist and Chris Ames, Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, the cut in interest rates is totally irrelevant. Due to the glut of liquidity in money markets, short-term interest rates have been below the ECB's main financing rate for some time – meaning that the latest cut will have near zero impact.

Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle), a leading international asset manager, has appointed Maya Bhandari as Investment Strategist in its Multi-Asset Allocation team.