Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS) are a growing part of an adviser's potential portfolio of investment options, even though, as a sector, it is relatively young.
Graham Ashby, head of UK equities at LV= Asset Management (LVAM) looks at the prospects for the UK equity market in the face of a weak economy.
Marlborough's investment director Geoff Hitchin says bond exposure will be an essential driver of portfolio performance as the developed world attempts to offset the risk of further financial crises.
For the year ahead I think everyone's desire would be for a fund manager to be able to state exactly what is going to happen over the next 12 months and exactly how they think their portfolio is positioned to benefit from that.