PureGroup director Ben Bird analyses how sensitive five of the largest US equity funds are to two leading indicators: US rates and inflation.

Adam Laird, head of ETF strategy for Northern Europe at Lyxor ETF, discusses liquidity concerns within fixed income ETFs.

With one of the widest product ranges in the ETF market, Matthieu Mouly, UK CEO of Lyxor, explains how the group's latest fixed income ETF launches are helping to protect portfolios from market threats such as inflation and rising interest rates

Niall Gallagher, investment director at GAM, analyses how investors in Europe can navigate political risk and where the best opportunities are likely to be.

Financial consultant Russell Beaumont discusses how an attitude-to-risk assessment for retail investors can also tell us a lot about the risk personality of the investor - how they think and communicate about financial risk as well as their risk appetite...

Pieter Busscher, senior portfolio manager at RobecoSAM, explores how new matierlais including carbon fibres are helping to boost the automation space and robotics into a new era

The FCA's involvement should be welcomed by active managers in terms of fund clarity and a greater focus on risk-adjusted performance from buyers, says Jon Gumpel, manager of the Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capital fund.

New EMEA CEO for the group

The election of Donald Trump as US President may mark a significant structural change in the post-crisis environment and a key turning point in markets.

2016 is likely to be remembered as a year when Western democracies took a surprising step towards the populist right with voters embracing political messages that included promises to roll back some of the effects of globalisation and towards fiscal stimulus,...