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Threadneedle's Gary Collins explains what the new range of RDR share classes mean for advisers and their clients.

John Peta has joined Threadneedle to head its emerging market debt team alongside Henry Stipp, and the group has made three other hires on its fixed income team.

Over the last three months, UK bank shares have enjoyed a strong rally, helped by the ECB's and US Federal Reserve's liquidity moves.

Analysts have suggested the rest of October will be a 'make or break' period for US equity markets as companies continue to report their Q3 earnings.

With equity markets more volatile than ever, and safe havens around the world looking vulnerable to a correction, investors have more things than ever to fret over as they try to steer portfolios through the turmoil.

Richard Colwell, manager of the Threadneedle UK Equity Income fund, discusses the current state of the UK market and the outlook for the next 12 months.

UK BANKS

DIVIDENDS

Now is the time for income-seeking investors to look at UK banks again, ahead of their return to the dividend register, said Schroders' Nick Kirrage.

Threadneedle has launched a multi-asset absolute return fund for new hire Toby Nangle who joined the group this year from Barings.