A number of big name fund managers have been flagged by Bestinvest's latest infamous list of "dog funds", which names and shames the worst performing funds available to UK investors.
UBS head of fixed income capability Simon Foster is considering moving assets in to mortgage backed securities (MBS) as fears over the potential end of quantitative easing (QE) weigh heavy on investors.
UBS has become the largest global wealth manager after its assets under management soared in 2012, according to a survey from UK-based research firm Scorpio Partnership.
Last July's pledge by ECB president Mario Draghi to do "whatever it takes" to save the euro has sparked a run that saw the MSCI Europe index beat the MSCI World by 6% in the last year, surpassed only by the US in terms of performance.
Over the past couple of years, the landscape of the wealth management sector has evolved markedly.
Multi-asset managers have been moving back into property for the first time since the financial crisis, as higher income levels from the sector attract yield-hungry investors.