Legal & General Investments economist Tim Drayson believes US growth remains fragile and its fiscal position unsustainable due to a gaping budget deficit.

The FTSE has continued Friday's sharp rise in early trading - up 20.99 points (0.36%) at 5,791.97 - buoyed by the eurozone's agreement to offer a £30bn loan package to Greece.

Aegon's fixed income team has been utilising a number of sovereign debt pair trades in its Strategic Bond fund to take advantage of an uneven global recovery.

London Central Portfolio will close its Recovery fund this week and is aiming to take advantage of pre-election jitters in the property market.

China could prove to be the investment opportunity of a lifetime over the longer term, Skandia Investment Group (SIG) CIO James Millard believes.

Martin Currie has closed its China hedge fund to new subscriptions after assets under management reached $203m.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has added JPM Income Opportunity to its Alternative Investment fund.

Aberdeen's Adam McCabe believes China will allow the renminbi to appreciate in a bid to support domestic demand.

Equity investors have enjoyed their best and worst annual returns under a Conservative Prime Minister, Fidelity research shows.

Standard & Poor's Fund Services has awarded three HSBC Global Asset Management tracker funds ‘AAA' ratings.