With income hard to find, particularly in swathes of European sovereign debt which is yielding zero or less, investors are seeking out opportunities in more exotic parts of the bond markets

PWM gathered leading figures from the fixed income world to debate the future of the asset class and the role bonds may play in investors’ portfolios

A systematic investment process is good news for investors because it is repeatable, says Dimensional Fund Advisors’ Gerard O’Reilly,  but those burned by black box strategies in the past will take some convincing

Investment grade collectibles offer not only the joy of ownership but diversified returns and a hedge against inflation. Yet with markets like fine art opaque and illiquid, access to advice is essential 

Low yields from fixed income and an ageing bull market are pushing investors into alternative asset classes such as private equity and hedge funds

In the short-term, the trade spat with the US could prove damaging to China, but the picture changes further down the line

With yields higher than they have been in years, bonds are once again an interesting option for income-seeking investors, but there are fears what rising rates and an end to QE might mean for the asset class

Most private banks expect Japanese equities to continue to perform in 2018, with European stocks also expected to do well