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Aviva Investors has announced it will resume trading of its £1.5bn Property Trust from 15 December, having suspended the fund in July.
Savers pushed into riskier investments
Fund managers are employing a number of strategies to guard against rising inflation, but argue better value can be found outside the UK index-linked market as demand soars.
Expect market volatility to pick up
Doubles exposure to consumer discretionary