Equity markets

Market volatility continues

Sweden, Japan and Switzerland all imposed negative rates

Yield target for Asian Income falls to 125% of index

Fear over banks' profitability

Brad Tank, chief investment officer - fixed income, Neuberger Berman, discusses the major transition in central bank philosophy that has appeared in recent weeks.

When was the last time you woke up in the middle of the night worried you had not bought enough baked beans? Or the last time you saw Unilever on the front page of a tabloid? Probably never.

As more established 'dividend heroes', including the giant Foreign & Colonial and Witan investment trusts, report rising dividends for more than 40 consecutive years, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has identified the up-and-coming funds...

I am in Sydney for a conference and as I write, all I can hear is the sound of drills and building site construction along the harbour side.

In the second part of this special Big Question, managers assess the risks and rewards of investing in this sector in the current climate.

Fund managers give their assessment of the real strength of the financials sector after a turbulent few months.