Seven funds reluctant investors may wish to consider

Saving money is not easy in the current environment where interest rates are at long-time lows while inflation - encouraged by a falling value of the pound - is edging up. Bank of England governor Mark Carney cut the Bank's interest rate to 0.25% earlier this month saying he expected high street banks to follow suit. Indeed, first banks have already responded: Santander cut rates on its 123 account from 3% to 1.5% earlier this week. Carney said he expected savers to turn towards riskier assets to compensate for the fall in earnings. But which funds should reluctant investors turn t...