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As the debate between passive vs active investing continues to divide opinion, a fine balance exists between the two, wherein it is possible to get a passive underlay with an active overlay. In such precarious times, balance is everything

Timing the market comes down to a simple choice between value and momentum investing - both have their promoters and detractors and at the end of the day it may boil down to a simple matter of personality

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is the world's third largest trading block with a GDP that has doubled since 1997

Concentrating on US healthcare reform has led many analysts to overlook other positives in the biotechnology sector

If lots of people are asking ‘Why bother with UK equities?' then history says that now is the time to invest

Cost and value were the central factors in the active or passive debate 15 years ago and it is much the same today, the major difference being that funds find themselves in competition with their own peers rather than each other

Fund distribution has changed dramatically in the last 15 years and with the RDR, just one of many things shaking up the industry, the rate of change can only accelerate, says Kira Nickerson, former editor of Investment Week

A diverse range of unconventional assets is available to investors unimpressed by the returns available conventionally

Structured products have largely delivered on their promise to offer protection, but continued evolution is necessary

The big issues that long term investors must address when looking for investments