With the Fed keeping rates on hold and sterling under pressure, it is a good time to look for dips in commodities and increase exposure to emerging markets equities, says Trevor Greetham, head of multi asset at Royal London Asset Management.
Kames Capital has hired Graeme Sharpe as a product specialist within its multi-asset team.
Baillie Gifford has added the Baillie Gifford Multi Asset Growth Fund to its multi-asset range.
GAM has extended its multi asset range with the launch of the GAM Star Target Return funds, managed by group head of multi asset and chief economist, Larry Hatheway.
Advisers are putting client suitability at risk by picking multi-asset funds simply based on IA Mixed Investment peer group comparisons, says LGIM’s Justin Onuekwusi.
Investors could use the current cautious sentiment around China and the United States as an investment opportunity, according to HSBC Global Asset Management’s Jane Davies.
Increased product proliferation has led to lesser quality diversified growth funds, with returns attributed mostly to beta rather than alpha, according to Willis Towers Watson.
Multi-asset funds saw their first net outflows in more than four years in January, according to fresh Morningstar data. The outflows were the biggest since October 2008.
Funds of funds have been a popular option for advisers and retail investors since the ’90s, but increased competition and cost concerns mean managers are under more pressure than ever
JP Morgan Asset Management has hired Anthony Simpson as EMEA head of client portfolio management (CPM) for multi assets.
Charles Stanley is developing four multi-asset funds that it plans to roll out in mid-2016.
Killik & Co has launched Panel Portfolio, a multi-asset service designed for investors with accounts of at least £750,000.
