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Fund performance skewed by benchmarks

Eyes down for Election 2015

No identity: Greek woes still hinder Europe

Incredible swings in stock prices since the oil price dropped means volatility should now be investors' main concern, says Mark Mobius from Franklin Templeton.

The uncertain outlook for equities means a flight to quality. One approach that has been shown to outperform is screening for ethical, social and governance (ESG) factors, explains Hendrik-Jan Boer from ING Investment Management.

The UK is home to a world-leading computer games industry, and with the help of venture capital investors, local developers have recently brought virtual reality games to the public for the first time. Annabelle Williams speaks to Mercia Fund Management's...

JO Hambro Capital Management's Clive Beagles has blamed an underweight in defensive stocks for the underperformance of the £2.7bn UK Equity Income fund last year but said he refuses to invest in "bond lookalikes".

Warren Buffett sold out of two of his energy stocks - including his position in the world's largest energy company ExxonMobil - as the oil price collapse accelerated at the end of last year.

Monetary Policy Committee members voted unanimously to keep interest rates in hold this month, but potential divisions over the future path of rates have begun to emerge once more.

The FTSE 100 is within sight of its all-time high after closing at its highest level for 15 years on Tuesday.