Regions

EUROPE - European markets ended the third quarter of 2003 on a weaker note, largely down to profit-taking and cautious investors.

GLOBAL - Gartmore's Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV range is celebrating a three year milestone.

EUROPE - Europe's top name companies should take a long hard look at their pension structures and stop blaming accounting standards for their problems.

EUROPE - Law firm Hammonds is hosting the inaugural European Human Resources Conference in central London on November 27.

GLOBAL - Most fund managers expect the US dollar to fall further, company earnings to become more volatile and next year's rise in US federal funds to be delayed.

EUROPE/ASIA - Atlantis Investment Management, a London-based Asia specialist, has restructured one of its leading funds in order to provide greater liquidity to investors.

EMERGING MARKETS - Flows into Asia ex-Japan equity funds were at their highest levels since 1996 during the first half of October. Funds netted some $359.8m in the week ending October 15, according Massachusetts-based to EmergingPortfolio.com Fund Research...

EUROPE/ASIA - Atlantis Investment Management, a London-based Asia specialist, has restructured one of its leading funds in order to provide greater liquidity to investors.

GLOBAL - The Credit Suisse First Boston /Tremont Investable Index was up 0.75% for September, up marginally on the previous month.

GLOBAL - Schemes are being urged to invest in Japanese equities amid signs that the country's economy is about to rally following years of decline.