Deep Dive: Thematics offer diversification but investors must consider bond sensitivity

‘Dedicated specialists’

James Baxter-Derrington
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Thematic funds offer an effective toolkit to diversify portfolios and gain access to “dedicated specialists” in a variety of intricate themes, but investors must be cognisant of the risks that come with the higher-duration equity funds’ sensitivity to real bond yields.

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