Don't stop moving: Managers must work harder and smarter to accelerate UK's recovery

Now is not the time for resting on one's laurels

Even despite the turbulent year experienced by all areas of the economy so far, there are reasons to be hopeful. In the investment world, businesses and individuals should take some comfort in the fact that transactions are definitely still happening.

However, the ups and downs of the financial markets have caused a degree of uncertainty and there are fresh considerations for fund managers. The investment industry is always underpinned by a degree of caution, with success often requiring a balance between understanding and managing risk, and an optimistic pursuit of healthy prospects, although currently, this caution is understandably more heightened than usual. As a result of the pandemic, many institutional investors have adjusted their strategies, favouring debt rather than equity, with individual investors focusing on capital p...