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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is on course to win a $1m bet that the humble index tracker will produce better returns than a complex hedge fund.

The FTSE 100 has dropped sharply again this morning as fears over significant falls in the oil price and other macroeconomic issues weighed on stocks.

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Poor road infrastructure and a shortage of haulage vehicles is holding back the US recovery. However, growth in other modes of transport has proved a profitable play for some investors, explains WHEB's Edward Franks.

Tom Walker and Hugo Machin, managers of the Schroder Global Real Estate Investment Trust, explain how the need for liquidity is changing how, and where, funds invest in the property sector.

UBS Global Asset Management has launched a US equity tracker with an ongoing charge figure (OCF) of 9bps to compete with established product providers.

Fund buyers have called for more transparency on passive fund costs not contained within the ongoing charges figure (OCF) - even as a price war cuts headline fees to record low levels.

The S&P 500 has risen by 2% overnight as US stocks continue to rally from the lows sustained last week.

The six-year bull market in the US is still viewed with "deep suspicion", despite the wave of supportive factors, says AXA's Dan Harlow.