Markets

Choosing stocks with reliable growth and yield and not too much risk is becoming harder for managers, explains Ciaran Mallon, fund manager at Invesco Perpetual

Andrew Swan, manager of the BlackRock Asia fund, analyses the prospects for Chinese markets as the country deals with the consequences of its new reform-led agenda

Fund buyers are steering clear of higher-yielding equity income funds on fears managers are taking too much risk in their quest to deliver payouts.

BlackRock's chief executive Larry Fink has said the strength of the US dollar could undermine the economic recovery in the US as it puts pressure on US firms.

Stock markets' positive reaction to the European Central Bank's quantitative easing programme proves that UK investors are not being swayed by headwinds facing the country, says Alan Custis, manager of the Lazard UK Omega fund

The opportunities to make big returns in clean energy are growing but the routes to investment remain limited, explains Martina Turner, manager of the VAM Accessible Clean Energy fund

History shows little relationship between the strength of the dollar and corporate profits, says Gregg Guerin, product specialist at First Trust Global Portfolios

While the auto sector has been declining for a number of years, car suppliers are beginning to benefit from global consolidation, says Nicolas Walewski, manager of Alken Asset Management's European Opportunities and Absolute Return Europe funds

UK investors may be unsure about the impending general election, but events elsewhere could provide a boost to the economy in the coming months, explains John Redwood, chairman of the investment committee at Charles Stanley Pan Asset.

More than 100 UK business leaders have backed Conservative economic policies, saying they show the "UK is open for business" and have helped create jobs.