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John Husselbee's North Investment Partners has constructed its own structured note to effectively short government bonds across the manager's range of multi-manager funds.

F&C's Peter Hewitt discusses why investors should start looking more closely at zeros.

Abderdeen's Ed Beal says many investors are focusing on overseas markets thanks to the uncertainty surrounding the UK economy. But are they missing out on opportunities closer to home?

Rensburg manager builds up big overseas bias and stays away from UK consumer to beat benchmark despite market turbulence

Fund positioned to capitalise on ongoing recovery

South African banking group Investec will join the ranks of the largest companies in the London market when it replaces Resolution in the FTSE 100.

The FTSE 100 opened flat following a mixed performance in the US overnight. The UK index was up 0.07% or 3.07 points to 5,610.

SVM Asset Management's Colin McLean believes the case for investing in gold miners has gained impetus from bullion's recent performance in sterling terms.

While the rise of global equity markets over the past year has been extraordinary, it is good to put it into context.

Aegon's UK Equity Absolute Return launch will have a conservative investment strategy with a VaR of just 5%.