With interest rates in the UK at a historic low, investors have been looking for income strategies to boost the yields of their portfolios.
UK retail investors pulled a record amount from fixed income funds last month as yields spiked on fears of an end to US QE, latest IMA figures reveal.
Aberdeen Asset Management was hard hit by June's market sell-off, which contributed to a 1% drop in AUM for the asset manager in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the end of March.
US equities can benefit from the end of QE and post an annualised return of 10% by end-2014, according to AXA IM head of research Eric Chaney.
In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from TwentyFour Asset Management and Brown Shipley discuss the new risks and opportunities facing bond investors.