Consumer staples, media and property: The UK sectors to back in 2016

Stocks driven by buoyant UK consumer spending will the biggest contributors to strong returns this year, according to Trevor Green, head of UK equities at Aviva Investors.

Looking at how 2016 could shape up for UK equities, the economic background remains broadly supportive, with equities attractively valued on a long-term basis against bonds, and the robust levels of merger and acquisition activity seen in 2015 likely to continue. Clearly there are risks investors need to pay attention to; including a major slowdown in China and the implications for the global economy, weak growth in the US and adverse reactions to the expected shift in monetary policy on both sides of the Atlantic. Having exposure to companies that perform well in such conditions will re...