Analysis

bond fund managers who focused on the currencies of resource-rich countries have profited from the commodity boom

After a couple of booming years, the term assurance market has started to falter. Peter Madigan explains why Click here to download pdf

offshore european equity funds have had a tough five years with an average return of 1.24% over that period

As guaranteed critical illness rates become more expensive and sales start to slow down, Johanna Gornitzki asks if this golden product has finally reached the end of the road Click here to download pdf

With UK equities experiencing a recovery from the recent bear market, funds with a focus on caps with high dividend yields are benefiting

With sales of individual income protection remaining moreor less stagnant, can the product ever become the solutionproviders hoped it would be? Johanna Gornitzki reports Click here to download pdf

Much talk and little action sums up the last year in theindividual PMI market. Kirstie Redford reports

despite fillip from strong-performing tmt sector five years ago, funds failed to take advantage of rallies in high beta stocks as managers took defensive positions

Forthcoming legislation and a move towards flexible benefits means the group life market is gearing up for change. Angela Faherty reports Click here to download pdf

Falling sales in the group private medical insurancemarket has caused providers to rethink theirpropositions. Angela Faherty reports Click here to download pdf