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Convertible bonds offer exposure to the ‘best of both worlds' across bonds and equities, writes RWC's Lakshman Harendran.

Will Roberts of Charles Stanley highlights a mega cap offering exposure to the commodities super cycle .

Alex Wright is manager of the £7m Fidelity UK Opportunities fund. The top-performing fund has returned 83.5% to investors over the last three years, ahead of the UK Smaller Companies sector average of 25.4%.

MENA: THEN AND NOW

Defensive companies have been out of favour for a long time but now a series of factors could push them back into the spotlight, writes Richard Jeffrey, chief investment officer, Cazenove Capital.

With 2010 proving a difficult year for equity income, the first quarter of 2011 has provided some hope for the sector, writes Peter Brunt, analyst at S&P Fund Services.

Regulators are comparing ETFs with collateralised debt obligations, but do the two seemingly different products share any common ground? Helen Fowler reports.

David McCraw, manager of the Edinburgh UK and US Tracker trusts, explains why passive strategies work well for investment trusts.

Manager believes quality over defensives has been fundamental to surviving crises in markets during first six years at Threadneedle.

UK Leading Companies manager Richard Hallett warns against backing commodities too heavily.