Forum to feature speakers from 16 groups

the fund manager of the year awards, where major funds will compete for the prizes, aims to highlight the best in the UK retail industry

Speakers at this year's Investment Week Markets Forum will cover the full range of global markets and asset classes, with 16 speakers from various groups plus separate seminar sessions. Held at the Park Lane Sheraton on the day of the Fund Manager of the Year Awards, the Forum includes two sessions on the US market, with SG Asset Management's Komal Sri-Kumar considering why optimism has returned to US equities and Investec's Bill Fries on consumer spending. The UK market will be covered at all levels of market capitalisation, with Old Mutual's Richard Moore speaking on large caps, Merrill...