Charlotte Moore finds schemes need to stick to the basics and diversify to protect returns from geopolitical risk
Helen Morrissey says bickering over the debt ceiling will help no-one
Hannah Brenton reports on a US tax exemption to attract infrastructure investment
US President Barack Obama has praised a deal to prevent a "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and taxation.
The FTSE 100 is approaching an 16-month high today as investors around the globe welcomed Barack Obama's US election victory.
US - Federal employees would have to contribute 1.2 percentage points more of their salary towards their retirement plans under plans put forward by President Barack Obama.
US - President Barack Obama has announced a deal to end the US debt crisis, which will raise the nation's debt ceiling by at least $2.1trn and cut the federal deficit by as much as $2.5trn over a decade.
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US - A vote on a Republican bill to raise the US's debt ceiling and prevent it from defaulting for the first time has been delayed.
US - Congress moved one step closer to sealing a deal on its debt ceiling, pushing down yields on 30-year government bonds.