Aviva

Aviva Investors' multi-manager team has said most active managers investing in UK stocks are failing to beat the FTSE All Share this year as overweights in mid- and small-cap stocks weigh on portfolios.

Where are the top contrarian plays in the market currently?

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Investors are again warming to Japanese equities due to cheap valuations, a shake-up in the domestic investment market, and rising inflation.

The average strategic bond fund now holds less than half its assets in the UK, as managers "starved" of opportunities rotate into Europe, the US, and emerging market debt.

QUICKFIRE Q&A

Richard Buxton and Philip Matthews have both slipped into the bottom quartile of the UK All Companies sector on a six-month view following their moves to Old Mutual and Schroders respectively.

The UK Equity Income sector's total return outstripped other income-focused offerings in the last year, easily surpassing Asian, European and global equity market products. Does that make now a good time to switch?

UK EQUITIES

THE BIG QUESTION