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JAPAN ONE YEAR ON

After a volatile start to 2012, equity markets have staged a prolonged rally in recent weeks.

Kames Capital bond manager Stephen Snowden said liquidity in the investment grade corporate bond market has fallen 80% since 2007, which could create difficulties for managers trying to manoeuvre out of larger positions in this space.

COMMODITIES

Jenny Cosgrave talks to a trio of wealth managers about their outlook for the commodities sector and finds out which strategies stand out from the crowd.

M&G Investments' bond manager Richard Woolnough has backed gilts to shrug-off Moody's downgrade warning released earlier this week.

Stuart Rhodes, manager of the £1.7bn M&G Global Dividend fund, on five of his favourite stocks.

Now some of you may call me a hypocrite when you read what I am about to propose. The industry has long been saying that there is regulatory overload in the fund management world.