The outlook for the UK economy and equity markets is difficult to fathom. There are plenty of rays of sunshine, but also some ominous-looking clouds, writes Rathbones' Julian Chillingworth.

Secular tailwinds helping sectors such as air travel

'Herd-like' focus on the short-term

Global credit markets under strain

Rob Swan, managing director - data services at Calastone Data Services, takes a closer look at how fund managers can monitor their distribution chains under new regulations.

For income investors, a theme in 2015 was the number of dividend cuts among large- and mid-cap companies, writes Royal London Asset Management's Martin Cholwill.

Growth in derivative-based defined return investments

The US high yield market spread, measured by the option-adjusted spread on the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch US HY Master II index, has been on a rising trend since the end of 2014. As at the end of January 2016, it sat at around 770 basis points, which...

Back 'pro-active' companies

I am in Sydney for a conference and as I write, all I can hear is the sound of drills and building site construction along the harbour side.