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Managers are growing increasingly cautious on short-term commercial property markets, with Ignis the latest to warn investors of a potential drop in capital values.

Stuart O'Gorman had an impressive 2009 with the two technology funds he manages with Ian Warmerdam - Henderson Global Technology and New Star Technology - both generating returns over 47%.

Commentators get hooked on equity market index levels.

Investment Week surveyed leading advisers to get their opinions on which funds and managers will deliver the best returns over the next 15 years

Top five funds in IMA Strategic Bond sector all return above 4% over one year against an average of 23.1%

Former New Star Asset Management founder John Duffield has unveiled further details of his new Brompton Asset Management venture.

Former New Star fund managers Stephen Whittaker and Phil Roantree have joined forces to launch a new boutique group, with a view to initially rolling out a hybrid equity and bond product.

Henderson has earmarked April for the start of its fund rationalisation programme.

OBSR has withdrawn the £156m New Star Global Financials fund's ‘A' rating following the departure of lead manager Guy De Blonay last week.

National pride was dented when Germany and France posted positive economic growth in the second quarter yet the UK remained in recession. Since then the UK has suffered the ignominy of seeing expectations for the third quarter outturn scaled back as industrial...