The 27th SUERF Colloquium in Munich in June 2008: New Trends in Asset Management: Exploring the Implications was already topical in the Summer of 2008. The subsequent dramatic events in the Autumn of 2008 made the presentations in Munich even more relevant to investors and bankers that want to...

1. Introduction -- 2. The impact of index design on asset management.-3. Pros and cons of Active management -- 4. Searching for market drivers: Factor investing -- 5. Hybrids increasingly blurring active/passive line -- 6. The need for a change: Sustainable finance -- 7. The next challenge: ESG...