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Risk
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Risks lurk as DFMs shed bonds for alternatives
AJ Bell and Seneca are among investment managers shedding bonds as rate hikes loom, but others are concerned alternative assets present new sources of risk.
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Income portfolios jump up the risk spectrum
Intermediaries are being urged to focus on total returns as the low-yield environment pushes income portfolios into higher risk categories.
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Model portfolio risk labels ‘dangerously naive’
The Financial Conduct Authority has taken aim at risk-targeted model portfolios in its platforms study, which has sparked calls for platform providers to re-evaluate “subjective” branding and the amount of information they disclose.
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Don’t KID yourself that VCTs are low risk
European regulatory disclosure focused around Key Information Documents is creating confusing messages around risk, argues Association of Investment Companies communications director Annabel Brodie-Smith.
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How to prosper in a low-margin environment
The asset management industry is facing significant new challenges and active managers need to adapt or risk irrelevance, according to an expert at PwC.
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Don’t underestimate currency risk
Currency is the “biggest hidden risk” to equity portfolios, yet many investors are not aware of the threat it poses, according to Natixis Investment Managers.
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UK advisers drift towards greater risk
UK investors in balanced portfolios could lose as much as 20% following a significant market correction as financial advisers gravitate towards higher risk profiles within their standard portfolios, according to Natixis Investment Managers’ latest UK Portfolio Barometer.
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LGIM launches fund to beat rising inflation
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a Real Capital Builder (RCB) fund in a bid to beat the inflation rise.
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Momentum cuts risk, beefs up sovereign bonds
Momentum Global IM’s head of portfolio management James Klempster is cutting risk and picking up government bonds in his portfolios.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is the only thing to fear… fear itself?
Multi-asset and absolute return strategies have been at the height of popularity in recent months as investors scramble to defend against potential headwinds, but with economic data so favourable is the only thing we need to fear actually fear itself?
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How advisers are positioning model portfolios, as risk-on rules
Natixis Global Asset Management has issued its latest UK Portfolio Barometer on how advisers positioned model portfolios in the fourth quarter of 2016. Here are five of the key takeaways.
