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Karen Robertson, fund manager at Standard Life Investments, discusses the environment for high yield stocks going into 2006 and why a combination of value and growth is needed to achieve optimum returns

Standard Life Investments' Higher Income fund is well-placed to negotiate market volatility through a strong emphasis on stock selection and meticulous research

Performance of Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations fund since Plackett took over the running of it in 2004 has more than vindicated what some felt to be a risky bias towards small and mid-cap stocks

After a period of exceptional growth, do small and medium-sized companies still offer the same investment opportunities going forward? Standard Life Investments' Mark Niznik takes a look

Despite the popularity of commercial property sector pushing prices further upwards, property still remains an attractive prospect and can act as an effective diversifier in a balanced portfolio

The Lipper Leaders system uses four criteria to provide comparative information across some 140,000 funds, with the aim of helping millions of investors make more informed investment decisions

The decision to switch the Witan Investment Trust to a best-of-breed structure has paid off, with the trust posting an impressive 9.6% increase in its share price

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North marks its place on the evolving multi-manager map by proposing bespoke outsourced solutions to intermediary firms seeking to develop their own unique multi-manager proposition

The Japanese stock market represents one of the most attractive opportunities among the world's major markets, while demand remains strong in the US and China - its key export markets