Whats in a name
So long Skandia, and hello Old Mutual Wealth. Its the latest industry rebrand, but what should it matter to you?
So long Skandia, and hello Old Mutual Wealth. Its the latest industry rebrand, but what should it matter to you?
Michael Spinks has left Schroders to join Investec Asset Management’s global multi-asset team.
Ex-Architas and F&C multi-manager specialist Richard Philbin has joined Hampshire-based Hasley Investment Management ahead of new volatility-focused fund launches later this year.
Miles Geldard is to take on the management of a combined fixed interest amd multi-asset team at Jupiter.
Unlike some other fund trends, the industrys embrace of multi-asset is more evolution than revolution but have groups done enough to convince investors to let them do the asset allocation?
M&G is to undertake a major rebranding of its multi-asset range, realigning it for RDR and launching its new Episode Defensive Fund.
Allianz Global Investors is to make its institutional multi-asset investment solutions available to UK retail investors in the run-up to RDR.
Architas has renamed its multi-manager fund range to align the branding of its passive and active propositions.
Ian Winship says investors have been let down by absolute return managers over the past few years. “We must do better,” he says.
Volatility in the performance of major asset classes from one year to the next shows the need for multi-asset managers to be able to move speedily in their portfolio allocation changes, according to new research from Barings.
The solid start to the first quarter this year has reminded investors that we saw the same in 2011 so they are now nervously looking for ways to navigate their way through the rest of the year.
The funds industry has its fashions just like any other; if absolute return is yesterdays buzz term, then todays is multi-asset.