Reits

An oil and gas overweight has been the biggest driver of outperformance for the £99m J.P. Morgan Smaller Companies investment trust over the past year.

Invesco Powershares has agreed an exclusive deal with Keefe, Bruyette and Woods (KBW) for four financial services indexes.

ETHICAL

Schroders' Matthew Dobbs has taken his fund's Singapore weighting from 10% to 20% since May, as prices have become more attractive.

U.S.

Conjecture

ASSET ALLOCATION

The British Property Federation's Andrew Teacher looks at how a hung parliament would affect the property sector

Thames River expects a raft of real estate investment trusts to float this year as Europe's banks look to establish listed vehicles or dispose of properties to Reit managers.

Providers of Real estate investment trust (Reits) have welcomed changes made by Alistair Darling allowing them to pay dividends in stock instead of cash.