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Reader Profile: A collective approach to maintaining family values

00:01 | 09 May 2008 | By Sara Smith

Jeremy Suffield (above), Sand Aire’s investment director, believes a funds-based model is vital to maintaining family wealth.

Sector watch: Equity income continues to suffer

07:00 | 08 May 2008 | By Sara Smith

The dire performance in the UK Equity Income sector shows no sign of letting up, with even the sector's best performer, Threadneedle's Leigh Harrison (above), posting a 12-month loss.

Hold or Fold?: Gartmore and Fidelity line up their European funds

07:00 | 07 May 2008 | By Tim Cooper

Market tactics: Cash

10:13 | 06 May 2008 | By Tim Cooper

Sherwen on Risk: Thailand’s turmoil threatens Asian investors

00:18 | 05 May 2008 | By Patrick Sherwen

The fate of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (pictured) is equally as important to Asia fund managers as it is to the Thai people themselves

Team: Ethical Aegon gears up to challenge local rivals

00:33 | 02 May 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

Over 10 years Aegon Asset Management has built a reputation to rival that of many of its larger Edinburgh-based rivals

Sector watch: BlackRock's Birch shows he is still the golden boy

00:56 | 01 May 2008 | By Sara Smith

Gold and natural resources funds continue to dominate the Specialist sector and their performance helped offset some dire returns from property and financial funds.

Hold or Fold: JP Morgan UK Active 350 Fund vs Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth Trust

07:00 | 30 Apr 2008 | By Tim Cooper

While acknowledging that this week's funds provide a far from perfect comparison one of them stands out for its consistently strong returns and the verdicts fall accordingly.

Stuart Law of Assetz remains bullish on property

00:01 | 30 Apr 2008 | By David Campbell

Stuart Law, chief executive of Assetz, is going against the grain in his bullishness about the housing market, planning to offer new services and a vulture fund specialising in distressed and repossessed property.

Market Tactics: UK smaller companies

09:54 | 29 Apr 2008 | By Tim Cooper

Volatility in the UK smaller companies sector is a given and many investors are keen to ride out the waves for comparatively good long-term returns. However, if you are thinking of buying in now, think again – the consensus is steer well clear for now.

Unsung hero: A star emerges from Swip’s decimated Euro team

12:37 | 28 Apr 2008 | By Sara Smith

In any language, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership’s AAA-rated European star manager, Rory Hammerson (pictured), has proven his ability to outperform in volatile markets

Fund result: Anderson warns of ‘nervous’ mood in bonds

12:36 | 28 Apr 2008

Fund result: Europe can defy the bears, says Darwall

12:29 | 28 Apr 2008

Fund result: Breedon wary of banks but backing Brazil

12:25 | 28 Apr 2008

Fund result: Artemis’ Stuart ‘despairs’ at company results

12:21 | 28 Apr 2008

Fund result: Small-cap volatility hits Standard Life’s AAA-rated Nimmo

12:17 | 28 Apr 2008

Alternative assets: A wind of change blows through alternative energy

00:02 | 28 Apr 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

As fuel prices continue to hit record levels, attention is again being turned to sources of alternative energy and the best way for investors, such as Edward Guinness (above) to tap their growth

Ratings update: Threadneedle equity income managers shine

00:01 | 26 Apr 2008 | By Frank Talbot

In a difficult nine months for equity income managers, two Threadneedle managers and a couple of lesser known names have stood out

Sector watch: Everyone's a winner in crisis-bucking emerging market sector

00:28 | 24 Apr 2008 | By Sara Smith

Managers in the Global Emerging Markets sector, such as Richard Sneller(above), have stayed in the black despite experiencing a tough spell from January through March.

Hold or Fold?: Invesco Perpetual LatAm v Scottish Widows LatAm

07:00 | 23 Apr 2008 | By Tim Cooper

Our panellists give a six-out-of-six vote to the two funds this week with the caveat that they are not for the faint-hearted.

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