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Fund buyers and investors face a challenging 2015 as they weigh up how to diversify in the face of crowded trades and elevated valuations, market commentators have suggested.

The investment trusts for 2015 outperformance

This year has been a difficult one for many active funds, but, as ever, a select group of portfolios continue to be backed en masse by buyers looking to deliver outperformance for clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned former BlackRock managing director Jonathan Burrows for dodging rail fares worth £43,000.

Changing economic conditions mean fundamentals won't always be the core driver of markets, which is why corporate bond managers must be more active and nimble to generate returns in 2015, says Simon Blundell, manager of the BlackRock Corporate Bond fund....

Oliver Wallin, multi-manager investment director at Octopus Investments, has called for more providers to offer hedged share classes on their funds.

'How we handled the European sell-off'

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Wealth managers are adding to Europe following the market correction of the last few weeks, despite concerns remaining about the threat of deflation in the region.

BlackRock is set to replace F&C as manager of the British Assets trust after the company's board proposed a change of objective in order to target pension savers.