The Morningstar Investment Conference held a panel on managing investment risk this afternoon which included Nick Cann, chief executive of the Institute of Financial Planning.

Dividend investments have grown dramatically over the past year but investors need to be aware of the risks, according to Thomas Forsha.

Edouard Carmignac, chief executive of independent management firm Carmignac Gestion, was the first speaker at the second day of the Morningstar Investment Conference today.