Pascal Blanqué, group chief investment officer at Amundi, talks to PWM about two decades of portfolio management trends

To celebrate two decades since launch of PWM, we invited a cohort of high-profile chief investment officers, advising $4tn in assets between them, to reflect on major historic trends in structuring portfolios, which still have resonance in wealth management today

The support of the asset management industry is essential if net zero emission goals are to be reached, but success requires involvement from all levels of society

Coronavirus has sparked volatility across emerging markets, but clear winners can be found in terms of both regions and sectors

Leading private banks are scrambling to boost their private equity operations, claiming the hard-to-reach asset class will give clients the returns they need, and bring in healthy fees to boot. But haven’t we seen this all before, back when structured products and hedge funds were all the rage?

While sectors like hospitality, retail and offices have been hit hard by the pandemic, others, such as logistics, are thriving. How should investors be responding to this upheaval?

With distribution a key battleground among asset managers, the way they market themselves to advisers and end investors is increasingly important

With income hard to find, particularly in swathes of European sovereign debt which is yielding zero or less, investors are seeking out opportunities in more exotic parts of the bond markets