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Murray International's Bruce Stout on investment prospects for 2010

Money Observer Editor Andrew Pitts interviews the renowned fund manager from Aberdeen Asset Management and discovers why he is going further afield in search of sustainable gains for investors.

Invest & Give

You probably wouldn’t associate making a charitable donation with making an investment decision. However a new fund on the block, Invest & Give, challenges that orthodoxy.

Most UK equity funds have not exactly covered themselves in glory over the past three years. But Richard Penny, manager of Money Observer’s award-winning Legal & General UK Alpha fund, is one of the few to have posted positive returns with low volatility to boot.

Features from this month's edition

Asia fulfils all ambitions

Investors targeting income and growth did well with Asia-oriented funds. Helen Pridham produces a score card for our fund tips and suggests which ones to hold on to in 2010

The long game

Desperate government measures to shrink the public deficit could put the Isa allowance in jeopardy. Ruth Emery explains how to make the most of your stocks and shares Isa while you still can

Sticking with China pays off

Last year’s top tip gained more than 60 per cent, while a combination of two defensive trusts should provide investors with diverse equity exposure this year, says Fiona Hamilton

Bolton’s China syndrome

The recent revelation that the illustrious Anthony Bolton – arguably Britain’s best stock market investor – is to manage a China-focused fund will have had legions of investors jumping for joy.

Five funds tipped for resurgence

Four of last year’s five unloved funds rose to join the cream of the crop. Our advisers believe this year’s ‘fab five’, which are already doing well, can repeat the feat

New faces race ahead

Three fund managers have nosed ahead of the competition to win promotion to our Premier League. Esther Armstrong reports