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This year has seen the return of market volatility, with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX, the 'Fear Index') having averaged 16 for the year so far.

We have reached an inflection point this year where, after several years of extreme liquidity, we are now heading toward monetary policy normalisation.

Cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin, have been a hot topic among the retail and professional investment community in the US.

Annual impact report

'Wobbling risk appetite'

With volatility returning to markets and inflation on the rise, can newer asset classes offer more protection for investor wealth?

Focus on alternative sector

The rise of big data in industrial and environmental end markets is essentially the coming together of two separate technology developments.

Rise of ESG in fund screening

2017 was a bad year to invest in a new structured product. In an ideal world (where volatility is high and markets have fallen), new structured products can deliver higher potential returns and lower market entry points.