A major transformation is taking place in the way private clients and institutions look at hedge funds. They need to rely on them increasingly to produce returns and need to make sure they choose a reputable manager for their money.

Events in Japan and North Africa are worrying investors, while their managers are more concerned about EU rules

Chris Godding (left), EMEA CIO at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management and Paul Marson, CIO at Lombard Odier Private Bank, debate whether to favour allocations to developed or emerging markets

Emerging markets are still considered an attractive long-term play, but investors are shying away from over exposure in the short-term

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.