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Joanna Faith discovers how Swiss & Global Asset Management is carving a place for itself by offering specialist investment funds

Having just reached the first anniversary of its launch, the Goldman Sachs US Equity Absolute Return portfolio provides a route, through a Ucits structure, to access the US equity market.

Morningstar's Paul Kaplan and Sam Savage of Vector Economics, explain how Monte Carlo Simulation is used to make probablistic predictions in investment

There are many ways a discretionary fund manager (DFM) can integrate a platform into their service proposition. Maria Merricks looks at the options

ETFs

F&C's Ted Scott explains why he thinks QE is a victim of a classic liquidity trap

Hornbuckle Mitchell's Mary Stewart examines the government's revamp of the tax relief system and the implications this could have for property investors

Legg Mason's David Nelson believes the Fed's second round of quantitative easing should help drive US stocks higher -but not without risks

TIP OF THE WEEK

Despite unprecedented cash injections by governments in March 2009, the 12 months to September 2010 have seen increased levels of volatility.