UK

Low interest rates mean a quarter of UK homeowners are at least £200 a month better off today than they were this time last year, according to the Bank of England (BoE).

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, BlackRock, Fortis, Friends Provident and Santander Asset Management are among this year's 16 Gold Standard Award winners.

Question: Equity Income Funds have suffered over the past year thanks to the dividends cut by UK companies. What assurances can the panel give me that Equities have ridden out the storm and are once again an attractive alternatives to over sea funds?...

Former Cofunds director, Mark Campbell, has passed away after a two year battle with cancer.

Question: FTSE All-Share Index funds look more attractive to me…..go on, tell me how the UK Equity Fund market can out perform!

Question: Should I be using Fund of Funds to invest in Equities?

Question: Could the panel give me an overall idea on what they determine an Equity fund to be? I have been faced with various alternative descriptions over the years! Are they still classed as a ‘mutual fund'?

Insight Investments has announced around 120 jobs will be lost by March 2010, following the migration of its assets to SWIP and BNY Mellon.

Question: UK Equities is a rather broad subject matter….What current equity funds do the panel suggest as an attractive proposition for a new investor?

Equity fund sales overtook bonds for the first time since 2007 last quarter as the IMA announced 2009 has been a record year for net retail sales.