Investment

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One attraction of UK housing is its inflation protection properties, but unachievable targets and bad political policies could place the sector at risk, according to David Gibbins, fund manager at Hearthstone Investments

Equity markets have begun to recover after an early slump driven by a plunge in German sovereign debt prices.

Smith & Williamson has hired two former co-leads of global equities at Pictet to take over its American trust as Tana Focke retires after 20 years at the helm.

Baillie Gifford's Ian Tabberer, manager of the £475m American fund, has left the firm.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Andreas Michalitsianos argues the government's pension reforms have driven long-dated sterling corporate bond issuance to the point of extinction.

The manager of the £1.9bn Newton UK Income fund is running close to his maximum overseas allocation in an effort to mitigate the risks to the fund from the upcoming UK election.

A stark warning from the IMF, as well as the latest major fund manager departure, have renewed concerns over how strategic bond funds will cope with a spike in yields.

The PIMCO Total Return fund has fallen in the rankings of world's largest bond fund, replaced by Vanguard's Total Bond Market Index fund.

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