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RLAM head of equities Jane Coffey has urged investors to avoid the current trend of overlooking growth stocks in favour of value.

M&G's £233.3m High Interest fund has powered ahead of Money Market sector peers over the past year after retaining exposure to floating rate notes hit hard during the financial crisis.

Aegon's fixed income team has been utilising a number of sovereign debt pair trades in its Strategic Bond fund to take advantage of an uneven global recovery.

Riskier assets will benefit from benign monetary policy in the short term but frequent bouts of investor doubt will increase volatility, Aberdeen's Mike Turner believes.

The Government has changed its position on the private-placement market considerably according to parties involved in talks with financial services secretary Lord Myners.

The IMA has welcomed the Chancellor's move to increase Isa limits in line with inflation, saying it will continue to work with the Government to build on the Isa brand.

The budget is always an exciting day for those of us in the financial services industry.

Colin McLean expects to see more companies issuing bonds directly to retail investors.

Sanlam Investment Management's Kokkie Kooyman has boosted exposure to emerging market banks in the Global Financial fund from 60% last September to 64%.

The recovery we have seen has been based on a more positive outlook for the global economy.