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Investors looking to diversify their property investments should consider buying into alternative sectors such as prisons, according to Principal Global Investors' Simon Hedger.

The German market has been a stellar performer for property investors this year, but it is Sweden that could be the 2015 winner, managers suggest.

The board of the Schroder UK Growth trust has retained the fund house to run the portfolio following a beauty parade - but the company's investment style will no longer follow the group's 'business cycle' process.

US GDP was 3.5% in the third quarter of 2014, significantly higher than the 3% consensus figure forecast by economists.

Investors should beware of companies playing down earnings expectations just to beat them on the day, Société Généralé's Albert Edwards has warned.

Sesame, the UK's largest network of financial advisers, has been fined £1.6m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for setting up a pay-to-play scheme that undermined RDR rules.

With the era of US quantitative easing now drawn to a close, Investment Week spoke to five wealth managers about the possible consequences - and the likelihood of the taps being turned back on.

BlackRock is set to replace F&C as manager of the British Assets trust after the company's board proposed a change of objective in order to target pension savers.

L&G is to reduce ongoing charges by up to 55% on selected retail index funds in the latest sign of price pressure in the passive investment space.

Andy Pomfret, former chief executive of Rathbones, has joined the board of Interactive Investor as a non-executive director.