The most-bought funds and investment trusts in April included global equities, commodities and renewables - tentatively suggesting investor confidence is starting to return.

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has launched a new programme of study to help Financial Planners and others strengthen their knowledge of investment companies.

Regional equity funds dominated the leaderboard of the most popular funds chosen by advisers on the AJ Bell Investcentre platform in 2022.

Fintech and data firm Defaqto has added investment trust reviews to its qualitative reviews for financial advisers.