Turbulent August remains in memory

The AIC's Nick Britton analyses the reasons behind the record amounts raised by ITs so far this year

With passive vehicles once again in the spotlight as the price war hots up, managers explain how they use the products and comment on the expanding smart-beta marketplace

Shares slide 34%

Cary Yeung, head of greater China debt at Pictet Asset Management, analyses what the recent turmoil in Chinese markets means for the onshore bond sector

Caspar Rock, manager of the Architas Diversified Real Assets fund, tells Investment Week how even amid a volatile backdrop, real asset funds can still deliver yield and suffer far less than equities

Tony Dalwood, CEO of Gresham House, explains how the search for ‘new' alternative asset classes has seen investors turn to a hybrid approach uniting private strategies and public markets

Pimco's real-return manager, Bransby Whitton, takes a closer look at the advantages of holding commodities in portfolios despite the asset class's recent slump.

The number of investors allocating to ‘new' alternatives such as infrastructure and private debt is on the rise, according to the Preqin Global Alternatives Report.

In tandem with global equities, the UK market has declined 16% from its April peaks. Volatility has spiked and confidence has collapsed.