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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

North American fund managers argue that US corporates offer the opportunity to benefit from rapidly growing emerging markets and thereby offer the best of both investment worlds

With a history that goes back over 140 years, the investment trust sector has seen it all, but what does the future hold?

After a memorable 2009, when emerging markets rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the economic downturn, Templeton's Mark Mobius forecasts the year ahead for the sector and the opportunities that can be found in the Chinese year of the tiger

The traditional areas of the property market have taken a beaten over recent years, however there are still opportunities to be found within the asset class, it is just a case of looking at the more niche areas