Keith Wade, chief economist at Schroders, offer his thoughts to Julian Marr, editorial director of Marketing-hub.co.uk, on the ups and downs of 2011, which overall he expects to be a year of sustainable growth.
Jose Cuervo of HSBC Global Asset Management runs the $3bn (£1.9bn) HSBC GIF Brazil Equity fund, a Luxembourg-based Sicav registered in the UK.
BlackRock's Alister Hibbert discusses what is next for European Equities and gives an update on the BLK European Dynamic Fund
UBS Multi-Asset Income fund manager David Buckle has cut back portfolio weightings to equities and property and moved into corporate bonds and high yield.
It has been a turbulent year for UK equity income fund managers, with BP suspending its payments, large-cap miners reinstating dividends and investors looking to the mid-cap space for income opportunities.