Is now the time to stop buying emerging market and commodity funds and to start taking profits? Why adopt this strategy in the face of a considerable argument in favour of these sectors?

China's approval of a ground breaking $586bn stimulus package was a clear sign of the country's avowed commitment to build a ‘harmonious society' that balances the need to maintain economic growth while protecting the environment and society

For anyone involved in the manufacture, distribution and advice of investment funds, the latest set of statistics from the IMA make very welcome reading a month into the new decade and potentially point to a new era for the industry.

The sharp rally in European equity markets appears to have run ahead of the fragile economic recovery but there still seems to be scope for further setbacks.

The global markets, Asian in particular, were unsettled by the recent developments in Chinese monetary policies.

Last year saw remarkable stabilisation and recovery in equity markets which led the subsequent global economic revival.

Tim Russell is one of the stars of Cazenove's hugely successful move into mainstream fund management - he manages a small stable of hedge funds and Ucits III absolute return mandates all focused on making money through the business cycle. Unlike his closest...

For UK equity investors, the New Year has not started as brightly as the old one finished, but this does not mean the recovery has ended.

Cazenove UK Opportunities manager delivers consistent top-quartile performance

The marketing fraternity would have us believe senior citizens enjoy a Golden Age.