I’ve felt for a long time that what the fund management sector offers, and Financial Planners and advisers in turn recommend, is often far from what investors want to buy and two surveys this week back up that view.

A Labour Government led by Jeremy Corbyn coming to power is one of the biggest concerns investors have for stock markets in 2019, according to a new survey of over 700 investors carried out by AJ Bell.

Seven out of 10 (71%) investors anticipate a global equity market correction of more than 10% within 18 months.

Non-retired UK investors are saving a higher portion of their income for retirement than those in Europe, according to the annual Schroders Global Investors study.