Czech Republic
Innovation needed to re-start CEE integration into Europe - Eerste report
The global financial crisis has put a brake on the integration of central and eastern European economies into the European Union, but growth drivers remain intact and innovation is needed to re-start the process, according to a report from Eerste Group....
Renaissance Asset Managers appoints head of research
Renaissance Asset Managers (RAM) has appointed Mark Robinson, a Prague-based consultant, as head of research.
China may be stabilising, suggests Raiffeisen Capital Management
Raiffeisen Capital Management's latest monthly emerging markets report suggests that China is in a position of relative stability compared to most other peers, which are reporting slowing economic growth.
Greek Election Blog: Round-up of market views after Greece's federal election
17.30: We end here Investment Europe's blog on the aftermath of Greece's latest federal election, with the hope you have found it both useful and informative. For more breaking news and analysis of macro and market events in Europe as they unfold, visit...
FFEIFA launches member masterclasses
The Federation of European Independent Financial Advisors has announced a series of master classes for its European members.
UK Chancellor Osborne sues EU over short-selling powers
The UK chancellor, George Osborne, is taking legal action against the EU over plans to give a pan-European supervisor far-reaching powers to ban or limit the short-selling of financial products, the Financial Times reports.
Czech central bank concerned over Esma's power
The Czech National Bank (CNB) has expressed concern over the balance of power between national supervisors and the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma).
Dodging the economic bullet; the outlook for Emerging Europe
Eastern Europe has managed to improve its economic fundamentals since the economic slump in 2008. Yet investors remain skittish and fear that the crisis in the eurozone might spill over to Emerging Europe.
East Capital sees irrational gap between CEE bond and equity prices
Marcus Svedberg, chief economist for Swedish asset manager East Capital, says there is a pricing anomoly between the premiums on bonds and the discounts on equities in the CEE region.
Emerging market valuation opportunities
Emerging markets were caught up in the global equity rout over the third quarter. But was this a justified correction or has indiscriminate selling created compelling valuation opportunities?
