Analysis

Group's under-fire European manager blames out-of-favour industrial cyclicals for recent underperformance, expecting better fortunes when M&A activity returns

Following the Bear Stearns takeover, Sunil Krishnan, of BlackRock's Asset Allocation and Economics Team reviews the week's markets and gives BlackRock's outlook for weeks ahead.

HM Treasury expecting 20 out of 30 property funds will convert to Oeics, but most groups are only keeping situation under review for now

Asset allocation, gearing and stock selection all contributors to 140-year-old trust's top return over course of year

M&G's Jim Leaviss and Threadneedle's Richard House reap emerging market value, though claim current challenges mean better value can be found elsewhere

The fund aims to achieve a higher return from investment than would be obtainable in UK government f...

GLG management team runs companies held in Climate Change Leaders vehicle through green filter to find those with lighter carbon footprints

The Fund aims to achieve capital growth through investing in the quoted securities of companies oper...

Group's Diversified Target Return offering has recently celebrated third anniversary, with multi-asset approach and focus on diversification yielding top performance

Ruffer Europe heads sector over three years, followed by more conventional balanced portfolios from Neptune and Miton