Aviva

Investors seeking growth opportunities in the UK equity market are becoming increasingly frustrated by talk of a double-dip recession, rising political uncertainty and bearish expectations.

The FTSE 100 opened higher Tuesday, tracking strength overnight on Wall Street, as Legal & General (L&G) beat profit forecasts and lifted its final dividend payout by a third.

After 12 turbulent months for equity markets, top industry managers believe the worse is now behind them regarding dividend cuts

Axa Ethical Distribution fund manager Richard Marwood has added to financial stocks this month and offloaded almost all traditional gilts on concerns of inflation.

At the start of 2009 markets were in freefall, there were concerns about financial and economic meltdown and the last place you wanted exposure to was smaller companies with their higher risk and greater exposure to the domestic economy.

Over the next few years we should see a sustained period of moderate global economic growth, albeit more subdued than previous economic recoveries.

Banks are denying savers tax benefits by paying less on fixed-rate cash Isas than on similar taxable bonds.

Swip's Gerry Ferguson has started to use cash reserves, purchasing a £260m property portfolio from Aviva Investors.

Absolute return funds aim to make a gain in every market condition but not all of these vehicles operate in the same way, making it vital for advisers to understand how they are constructed.

Sales of UK life and pensions have slumped across the board as consumers limit insurance and savings to focus dwindling disposable incomes on debt.