Investors are attracted by the possibility of getting both diversification benefits and positive returns through multi-strategy hedge funds
Asset Allocation

Multi-strategy hedge funds capture investors’ imagination

Should investors bet on India or China?
India is predicted to become the world’s fastest growing economy, while China’s has been slowing down, but what does the future hold for these countries and how should investors be positioned?

Education essential for ETFs to enter the mainstream
ETFs may be ideally suited to retail investors’ needs, but many financial advisers don’t fully understand them

Is there any point in holding fixed income funds any more?
Most investors need income, which is why bonds still have an important role to play in portfolios despite low interest rates. But fund selectors must pay attention to liquidity

Family offices develop a taste for private equity
Family offices’ long-term investment horizons make them ideally suited to private equity investing, but many lack the internal expertise to succeed in the asset class, creating an opportunity for third-party investment boutiques

Clients warming to Sarasin’s two-pronged thematic process
Sarasin & Partners, pioneers of the long-term thematic approach to investing, see plenty of opportunity in US equities, while also highlighting European and Japanese exporters

Large-cap ETFs booming with European equities back in fashion
The European large-cap equity exchange traded funds sector has benefitted from the return to favour of European equities, while iShares continues to dominate the European ETF market

Confidence high yield bonds can stay afloat in market turmoil
The potential of higher interest rates and a slowdown in the global economy should be bad news for high yield bonds, but default rates remain low and many believe the sector is well placed to ride out market volatility
High conviction strategies find alpha in ultra-efficient markets
In the hands of concentrated managers, portfolios can outperform benchmark indices even in the highly efficient US equity market

Volatile times lie in wait for global economy
Wealth managers do not have to be talented futurologists to know that the rebalancing of the global economy means higher volatility.
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