I think 2010 could surprise the sceptics, many of whom were wrong-footed by the 2009 rally.

This year began broadly as expected, with most believing that the losses of 2008 would take years to recover from.

One of my favourite activities at the end of any volatile year is to look at sectors that have failed to keep up with the pack.

Henderson's Bill McQuaker is coming to the multi-manager party with a different perspective

The first few trading sessions of 2009 were surprisingly bullish continuing the momentum of a late December rally.

On the whole, 2009 is likely to be remembered as an extremely good year for risky assets, with equities as well as corporate bond markets posting stellar performance, albeit not without considerable volatility.

Low quality cyclical rally proves a struggle for UK equity income funds

Unlike the London housing market that seems to rise every year, the stock market had another year of wild gyrations.

The downturn caused investors to move away from relative returns and resulted in a wave of new funds. Despite once being considered a flight of fancy absolute returns have proved they are here to stay

This week's Conjecture panel concludes there are decent returns to be had in equities over the next 12 months and the upswing we are witnessing among developed and emerging economies is synchronised and solid