The investment trust industry, in some corners, finds itself in one of the periods of attacks it seems to face every couple of years. Many generalist trusts are relatively easy prey for so-called arbitrageurs.

SHOULD UK BANKS BE SPLIT UP?

Henderson's Ainslie McLennan talks about the acquisition activity on the Henderson UK Property Unit Trust since November last year and how it has affected yield on the fund.

DEMAND FOR EURO WILL RETURN

Mark Lyttleton, co-manager of the Blackrock UK Absolute Alpha fund, and Ed Fishwick, the group's quantitative risk analysis group, discuss the fund's investment process.

IS EGYPT A RISKY INVESTMENT?

It is probably true to say there are three basic risks that apply to most asset classes advisers must always consider when making a recommendation - namely inflation, interest rates and foreign exchanges rates. Added to these, increasingly, are commodity...

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Three of the UK's leading UCIS providers and a major IFA firm are to hold two seminars in London today to educate IFAs on marketing unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS).

HOW HIGH CAN OIL PRICES GO?