european equities

The FTSE 100 has fallen to a five-month low in early trading as investors continue to worry about the resolution of latest Greek debt talks.

F&C's European equities manager Mark Nichols is leaving his role to join Columbia Threadneedle Investments as portfolio manager in its European equities team.

Even if Greece finally leaves the single currency, the financial shock will be both manageable and short-lived as European equities have already started their QE powered rebound, says Paul Wild, manager of the JOHCM Continental European fund

While the auto sector has been declining for a number of years, car suppliers are beginning to benefit from global consolidation, says Nicolas Walewski, manager of Alken Asset Management's European Opportunities and Absolute Return Europe funds

US equity funds saw the highest outflow on record in February, according to data from The Investment Association (IA), while UK equity funds posted their largest outflow since 2008.

Investors in Richard Pease's Henderson European Special Situations fund are to vote on its transfer to Crux Asset Management on 28 May, with the manager himself moving over at the start of June.

SWMC Small Cap European fund manager Jamie Carter has taken his gross market exposure to a record high in the view smaller companies are being overlooked by investors in the "mad scramble" to buy European equities.

T Rowe Price's Luis Faňanas has joined J.O. Hambro Capital Management ahead of the launch of a new European Concentrated Value fund later this month.

Rob Burnett's decision to retain a contrarian position to peripheral banks in his Neptune European Opportunities fund has dragged on performance in recent years.

Peter Lees has resigned from F&C, two months after handing over his UK equity fund to other managers.