Analysis

Aviva Investors' multi-manager team has said most active managers investing in UK stocks are failing to beat the FTSE All Share this year as overweights in mid- and small-cap stocks weigh on portfolios.

As the offer period on Neil Woodford's new fund comes to an end, Investment Week asks what he needs to do to beat the most successful launches ever.

The hunt for active return is still on and with more realistic pricing, hedge funds could be the answer, argues Neuberger Berman's Fred Ingham.

Tapping Asia and Latin America for emerging growth is increasingly becoming a crowded trade, and Africa is offering even better long-term opportunities, explains Nick Price, manager of the Fidelity Emerging Markets fund.

Is the pullback in mid-cap equities a sign the UK recovery is starting to flatline? Andrew Kelly, partner and investment manager at Cartesian Capital Partners explores the outlook for the UK.

Markets will grind higher, but the road will be a bumpy one, and risk trades still have their place explains Santander Asset Management's multi-asset chief Toby Vaughan.

Renewable energy investment trusts are facing a shake-up as the government attempts to rein in spending on subsidies for solar development.

Neil Woodford's new fund is a focal point of investor interest at the moment, but those looking to diversify their UK equity income exposure have a number of alternatives.

The widely expected rotation from bonds to equities has failed to appear and gilt yields have fallen this year. This is odd, says Newton's Paul Brain, as he argues that bond yields are likely to stay low for a good while yet.

OMGI's US manager Ian Heslop gives an overview of economic data and argues there is little need for the Fed to raise short-term interest rates.