Rising public debt everywhere has raised the question of how to reduce debt again in the future. High public debt also seems to be an impediment for the exit of central banks from ultra-low interest rates and quantitative easing. Historical precedent ...

For many years, DAX companies have been suffering from rising pension liabilities. The recent rise in interest rates may have slowed this increase somewhat for the present. Is this the beginning of a trend reversal?

Even though on average the active bond managers and the index are roughly on par, the distribution of returns shows that some managers are able to beat the index.