Five countries that could be epicentre of next eurozone crisis

Ignis Asset Management's Stuart Thomson has identified five countries across Europe which could be the epicentre for the next leg of the region's financial crisis.

Europe's problems have escaped from the front pages recently, but little has been resolved, with many economies struggling to cope with the strength of the euro, amid ongoing slowdowns and rising unemployment. Thomson (pictured) believes economic conditions in Europe are more closely linked to rhetoric from the US Federal Reserve than to the region's own central bank and its policies, and as a result is concerned comments on QE from the US could also impact the region. He expects growth in Europe to remain disappointing and as a result the Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond fund, w...