In the first of a new series of polarised debates on key issues, two leading figures in asset management discuss what the year ahead may hold for the embattled UK economy, and what this means for investors

Audacious growth programmes are back in fashion across the industry, but managing these ambitions may prove a considerable challenge

The Chinese authorities are increasingly flexing their financial muscles to control inflation, but a number of external challenges cloud the horizon

Private banks are taking different approaches to providing access to hedge funds, but clients’ money is all heading in the same direction.

Private banks may place great store in academic theories when contructing portfolios, but clients usually prefer a simpler approach.

Asia’s leading banks see insurance-linked products as a way to tie in customers for the long-term, but are they in clients’ best interests?

European wealth managers may be exporting executives Eastwards, but their Asian equivalents are also stepping up activities in the West.

Hedge fund providers are struggling, hit by the desertion of wealthy families and the increased regulations promised by the AIFM directive.