Active managers may feel their time to shine is coming, as FundCalibre MD Darius McDermott recently echoed the views of many market participants when he asked if we are reaching the "peak for passives".

I am an advocate of the principle of 'keeping it simple', writes Peter Elston, CIO of Seneca Investment Managers.

Number of factors to watch for

Amazon a key disruptor

The current stockmarket cycle, which began in the depths of despair in March 2009, is now the third longest in history.

In short measure, the UK has managed to hop, skip and (a referendum later) back itself in to the naughty corner of most global asset allocators' wish lists of places to invest.

Mike Count, senior fund manager at Canada Life Investments, asks if the strong run in corporate credit can continue and outlines the investment case for insurance bonds, which have been left behind in this rally.

'Much needed levels of transparency'

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After several years of extraordinary central bank intervention intended to provide monetary stimulus to ailing global economies, we are finally transitioning from quantitative easing (QE) to quantitative exit.