Multi-manager equity allocation soars while cash slumps to pre-crisis levels

US equity funds also see big jumps

Lauren Mason
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Cash levels among the average 'balanced' multi-manager portfolio have plummeted by more than a third to 5.6% over the past quarter, according to the latest report from Harrington Cooper, which found that equity allocation has also increased by 1.4% to an average of 54.9%.

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