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Blacksquare increases volatility on defensive fund
Blacksquare has made several changes to its Acumen defensive portfolio, formerly the IFSL Blacksquare multi-manager absolute return fund, to produce higher returns with volatility closer to its maximum target of 4 per cent a year.
Something has to give
Following the recent spate of elections, Europe is obviously looking less stable. The European economic situation is also deteriorating markedly and the rot is creeping ever closer to the core.
Architas simplifies fund range names
Architas has renamed its active and passive funds in a bid to offer more transparent products.
Midas balanced adds two EM funds
Two emerging market funds have been added to MAM Funds’ Midas balanced growth fund, reflecting the managers’ focus on real returns above inflation.
Thames River survey finds top performers
Thames River Multi-Capital says the most consistent two sectors for top-quartile returns over the last three years are the IMA global emerging markets and the IMA Europe ex-UK sectors.
Multi-manager View
Time pressures on advisers and investors alike has led to a surge in outsourcing over recent years and the RDR is likely to increase this trend.
Altin Fohf first to declare dividend
SYZ Asset Management believes its Altin fund is one of the first listed funds of hedge funds to declare a dividend for shareholders.
T Bailey builds on Asia and Pacific theme
T Bailey is building on the theme of dividends in Asia and the Pacific by adding the Somerset emerging dividend growth fund to the T Bailey growth fund and increasing its existing holding in the Newton Asian income fund.
Multi-manager View
Equity markets began the year in a buoyant mood, with renewed enthusiasm based loosely on the news that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke still does not have full faith in the economic recovery and that QE3 is still therefore a real possibility. Yet much of this optimism faded towards the end of March, suggesting that the markets will allow the outlook for policy and financial conditions to dictate market direction instead of Fed rhetoric.
T Bailey adopts global thematic strategy
T Bailey has added a global thematic class to the strategic asset allocation for its growth fund.
Flying start for Premier multi-asset funds
Premier Asset Management’s multi-asset growth and multi-asset income and growth funds have had a good start to the year, ranking first and second out of 158 funds in the mixed investment 40-85 per cent shares sector during the first quarter.
Multi-manager view
Is 2012 turning out to be a repeat of 2011? On the surface, yes it is. We have had a rally in risk assets followed by a sell-off, precipitated by the potential for yet another European crisis.
Hawksmoor launches distribution fund
Hawksmoor Investment Management launched its distribution fund this week, with around 60 per cent of the portfolio invested in the same holdings as the existing Vanbrugh fund.
Apollo favours China in face of slowdown
Apollo Multi-Asset Management is optimistic about China despite the possibility of a slowdown.
Multi-manager view
With the recent reclassification of various IMA sectors, it is easy to forget what many multi-manager funds are aiming to do. The Smith & Williamson MM endurance balanced fund, previously in the IMA balanced managed sector, now resides in the mixed investment 40-85 per cent shares sector.
A taste of investment trusts from JPM
JP Morgan Asset Management sees its elect managed growth multi-manager investment trust as offering an introduction to the sector for IFAs in the run-up to the retail distribution review.
Midas balanced fund turns to wealthy nations
MAM Funds is diversifying bond exposure within its Midas balanced growth fund through an institutional fund that invests in countries and companies that have the greatest ability to repay their debts.
Multi- manager view
There comes a point when the equity rally begins to feel long in the tooth. This can be salved by a look at corporate figures - earnings stay robust, balance sheets are strong and with the MSCI World Index trading on less than 12 times 12-month forward earnings at the end of March - well below the 20-year historical average of 16 times - valuations are far from excessive. There is still plenty of opportunity for the markets to make progress, particularly if the recent bout of economic ...
Analysis
Absolute return versus multi-asset investing
Cherry Reynard looks at the differences in approach between absolute return and multi-asset funds.
Multi-manager View
Something has to give
Following the recent spate of elections, Europe is obviously looking less stable. The European economic situation is also deteriorating markedly and the rot is creeping ever closer to the core.
Multi-manager View
Time pressures on advisers and investors alike has led to a surge in outsourcing over recent years and the RDR is likely to increase this trend.
Multi-manager View
Equity markets began the year in a buoyant mood, with renewed enthusiasm based loosely on the news that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke still does not have full faith in the economic recovery and that QE3 is still therefore a real possibility. Yet much of this optimism faded towards the end of March, suggesting that the markets will allow the outlook for policy and financial conditions to dictate market direction instead of Fed rhetoric.
Multi-manager view
Is 2012 turning out to be a repeat of 2011? On the surface, yes it is. We have had a rally in risk assets followed by a sell-off, precipitated by the potential for yet another European crisis.
Multi-manager view
With the recent reclassification of various IMA sectors, it is easy to forget what many multi-manager funds are aiming to do. The Smith & Williamson MM endurance balanced fund, previously in the IMA balanced managed sector, now resides in the mixed investment 40-85 per cent shares sector.
Multi-manager View
After some emergency repairs, the developed world’s economic engine is running once more, although it is still far from firing on all cylinders and policymakers may yet have to break out the jump leads again.
