London's leading share index fell below 6,000 points in early morning trading, dragged down by a flat finish in US markets and continuing turmoil in Egypt.

Investors have frequently dismissed Europe over the last 10 years due to the region's political and structural issues, but European companies can still benefit from globalisation, says Alexander Darwall at Jupiter.

The Strategic Bond sector was the most popular with retail investors in 2010 but sales of equity funds also soared to a 10 year high, according to the IMA.

Ocado has revealed its shares have risen to an all-time high following a grim performance after the firm floated last July.

BNY Mellon Asset Management has launched an absolute return equity fund, the first in its range to be managed by Insight Investment Management.

Developing nations are seeing money market rates soar at the fastest pace since 2008, as central banks in EMs boost borrowing costs in reaction to concerns over political unrest in Egypt.

Vanguard is bringing two government bond funds to market on 3 February, taking the number of products in its UK index-tracking range to 14.

Aberdeen's Hugh Young is running a heavy underweight to China as he says bad management is prevalent among mainland Chinese companies.

Sovereign credit risk and a rise in interest rates could threaten the credit market by impacting the cost of funding companies and eroding the value of bonds, says Julie Lamirel at Axa Investment Managers.

The UK and US are 'lying' about rising inflation, while most other governments around the world acknowledge this is happening, says Jim Rogers.