Multi-asset

Bill O'Neill, head of investment office UK at UBS Wealth Management, shares his views on where the risks lie in markets in the coming year.

Which asset class or event surprised you most?

With developed economies flirting with deflation, central banks will likely regard the oil price slump as troublesome. M&G's Jim Leaviss explains how short-term deflation could turn to long-term growth boost.

A cocoa price crisis, Draghi quitting the ECB, and a devaluation in the yuan could all be on the cards for 2015, Saxo Bank chief economist Steen Jakobsen (pictured) has predicted in his annual ‘Outrageous Predictions'.

Jason Vaillancourt, co-head of global asset allocation at Putnam Investments and co-manager of the CF Canlife Total Return fund, on taking advantage of recent market volatility.

Asset allocators are interpreting mixed signals from across the globe, but there are concerning signs of overheating in UK property and infrastructure assets, says Cornelian's Hector Kilpatrick

Star managers, body language, and the oil price panic

The rapidly falling oil price is creating the perfect environment for a 'disinflationary boom' in asset prices, according to the managers of the Ruffer investment company.

The shortlist for the Professional Adviser Awards 2015

Oliver Wallin, multi-manager investment director at Octopus Investments, has called for more providers to offer hedged share classes on their funds.