UK equities

Low quality cyclical rally proves a struggle for UK equity income funds

Top 10 groups in sector gained at least 56% over past 12 months, with more than half seeing gains of 30% or more

As the year end looms, investor focus has turned to the outlook for 2010.

Investment Week Conjecture

Recovery hopes have sparked an impressive market run in recent months

The ethical investing debate is an ongoing one. Other than appeasing their conscience, advocates of ethical funds believe they may have an edge over their non-ethical rivals.

Octopus Investments has unveiled a new suite of four multi-manager funds, launched as standalone vehicles and as the building blocks for its new risk-based discretionary service.

British investors are currently battling between two conflicting forces.

Both government and short-dated corporate bond yields have hit new lows against a backdrop of rising equity markets.

Nine out of ten advisers warn investors are over-exposed to UK equities and could be hit in the coming months as the current market rally starts to falter, according to research by Ignis Asset Management.