'I CAN STILL IMPROVE'

WHY THE EURO WILL BREAK

Gartmore has been censured and fined $1.35m by the SEC for breaking its short-selling rules.

M&G's Jim Leaviss has warned against taking the US' prized AAA rating for granted as the country continues to inject stimulus and defy current European policies of debt reduction.

Richard Pease, manager of the Henderson European Growth and European Special Situations funds, believes stocks on the Continent can flourish despite the sovereign debt concerns.

Government bond markets are continuing to sell off strongly this morning as investors absorb the extra $1trn of debt added to the US balance sheet by the extension of its tax cuts.

Invesco Perpetual star manager Neil Woodford has taken a large stake in Imperial Innovations after backing yesterday's £140m rights issue.

Investment guru Jim Rogers believes a number of countries in Western Europe are bankrupt or have serious liquidity problems and need to restructure their debt.

EII's Jim Rehlaender, manager of the Schroder Global Property Securities fund and the upcoming Global Property Maximiser, discusses the outlook for the asset class in 2011.

Ignis' Chris Bowie has offloaded £200m of Santander debt on concerns over the impact of the sovereign debt crisis on the banking giant.