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To date investors have done well from exiting closed with-profits funds because of good stock market performance, but going forward this will be less certain

Equity markets that outperformed in 2006 are expected to continue their strong growth for 2007, acco...

The US is likely to take the worst hit in the wake of a global economic slowdown, according to Paul ...

A focus on undervalued stocks has driven the performance of the Finsbury Growth & Income trust, acco...

The outlook for Chinese equities in 2007 is favorable, according to Christian Deseglise, global head...

When saving for children investors need to take into account tax, term and performance as well as ensuring the money is not subject to any market downturns at the time it is needed

Building a children's investment portfolio is no different to building one for an adult - it should be balanced and well diversified, using asset classes appropriate to the length of the investment period

A good way for investors concerned with ethical issues to make their influence felt is to invest their pension money in ethical funds, which Sipps and certain defined contribution schemes are now making easier to do

Investing via collective funds can mean ethical investors have to compromise on principles, while direct investment requires more expertise than most investors and their advisers have, so a good option can be to use a combination of direct investments...

Child trust funds are not a one-off business activity but rather an opportunity to engage with various generations of one family on a range of issues, including inheritance tax