multi asset funds need to rethink allocation style
European multi-asset funds have to reconsider their asset allocation and market timing, Fitch Ratings has argued.
European multi-asset funds have to reconsider their asset allocation and market timing, Fitch Ratings has argued.
No-one could have failed to learn last week that the UK exited the double-dip recession which has blighted the economy since the end of 2011. But should this prompt a shift in investment strategy.
Obama may be one of the most powerful men in the world but should he stay or should he go, there will be more important considerations when it comes to your US allocations.
Defensive stocks are the darlings of Neil Woodford's income funds and have had a pretty good run since the start of the financial crisis. But fund pickers are casting doubt on their continued ability to outperform.
The leap in European indices this morning suggests investors have taken the Federal Reserves announcement of QE3 as a signal to put some cash to work, but is now the right time to increase exposure to risk assets, or is caution still the by-word?
Bruce Stout, manager of Murray International investment trust, beat his global growth benchmark in the first half despite a drag on performance from his negative position in the US.
Tomorrow, Aviva Investors will close its Absolute Tactical Asset Allocation range to new business.
Schroders Private Banking’s head of asset allocation sees oversold markets and a number of indicators saying it is right to panic. He asks if these same signs point to a rapid rebound or faster-paced downturn.
Skandia Investment Group’s asset allocation committee remains heavily overweight emerging Asian, and particularly Chinese, equities, while it holds a very negative position on government bonds.
Legal & General Investments’ latest research shows equities will continue to dominate IFAs’ asset allocation over the coming 12 months.
It’s around now the big investment houses send out their asset allocation views for the next quarter and detail the changes they have made to portfolios. Who is doing what and do you agree with them?
Active fund managers show a higher level of outperformance when running equity funds invested in Asia Pacific ex-Japan and the UK, while North America and emerging market performance is comparatively weak, says Lipper.