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After a year of stellar returns from Japan, investors are concerned the Japanese equity funds that beat competitors in 2013 will not be able to deliver again this year.

George Shaw, manager of the Ignis UK Property fund, argues the case for investors burned during the crisis to revisit the commercial property market.

Liontrust managers Anthony Cross and Julian Fosh have said the ‘dash for trash' that characterised UK equity markets last year may be coming to an end.

The cheapest UK equity income funds in the market are delivering much better long-term returns than some of their more expensive rivals, data compiled for Investment Week reveals

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Legg Mason's Income Optimiser fund ended last year with the lowest duration since its inception in December 2011, in an effort to mitigate the risk of further rises in government bond yields.

Kevin Doran, manager of the Brown Shipley Sterling Bond fund, identifies three issues facing the sterling corporate bond market this year

The £6.4bn Artemis Income fund has been downgraded to a 'sell' in the latest Sanlam Private Investments (SPI) Income study, the widely followed guide to income funds.

Top-performing Japanese equity manager Hideo Shiozumi has said investors should not expect another runaway 12 months for the country's stock markets until 2016.

GLG has handed its flagship UK equity income fund to ex-Matterley manager Henry Dixon after poaching him at the end of last year.