Canada

Dalton Strategic Partners fund manager Jenifer Rush adopts adventurous investment style to find ideas within the commodities sector.

THE BIG QUESTION

The London Stock Exchange is set to acquire the Toronto Stock Exchange in a £4.2bn deal, creating a major trading centre for mining shares.

BHP Billiton has abandoned its hostile $40bn takeover attempt for Canada's Potash Corp, after failing to overcome government opposition to the deal.

Alliance Trust's Matthew Strachan says the improving availability of credit in Canada makes the country a far more compelling investment case than the US.

UK GROWTH

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