Five years on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and almost 17 years after Lehman Brothers collapsed, volatility and uncertainty has well and truly returned to equity and fixed income markets.

A multi-year stretch of ultra-loose monetary policy from central banks post the global financial crisis has ended, meaning both asset class and macroeconomic themes are less predictable than they have been for some time. Amid a hotbed of potential headwinds and blind spots, how are fund managers protecting your clients’ money, and putting capital to work?

Here is what happened at our last congress!