Manager runs low gross exposure in European Absolute Return but sees signs of optimism in financials

Schroders manager Nathan Gibbs is bullish on Japan, believing many of its ‘problems' have been misconstrued by the investment industry

Global listed property securities provided good returns for investors in 2009 and markets rallied as the global economy responded to government stimulus measures.

Investors return to sector as region's stock markets rebound strongly from sharp falls in financial crisis

Fidelity's Tom Stevenson on the shift in the balance of power in the global economy from West to East that will soon alter the investment landscape forever

Catherine Penman from property consultancy Carter Jonas says agricultural land, as an asset class, is growing in stature in the minds of professional investors

Japan is lagging Europe and the West in terms of SRI initiatives. But this is set to change thanks to government intervention, writes Tokio Marine's Kenichi Kubo

I was first attracted to ETFs by their simplicity and low costs. As a long-standing advocate of indexing investments in efficient, complex and foreign markets for a variety of good reasons, the advent of the ETF was manna from heaven.

From an economic viewpoint, it is difficult to disagree with the consensus view UK economic growth will be challenging for the next couple of years.

Many market commentators started the year tipping Japan as a contrarian, laggard equity investment for 2010.