Managed funds

The core-satellite conundrum

Hermes product specialist Mike Rimmer has joined Premier Asset Management to work as part of its multi-asset team.

Miton's David Jane said an underweight to oil, currency hedging and exposure to long-dated debt has helped drive performance on his multi-asset portfolios since the start of the fourth quarter.

Investor sentiment warmed towards Japanese equities and gold in January, while attitudes to most other asset classes declined, a Lloyds Private Bank survey has revealed.

Brooks Macdonald's Mark Watson has joined Morningstar as director of UK intermediary sales.

Ian Rees, head of research for multi-asset funds at Premier Asset Management, tells Annabelle Williams how the team has accessed four alternative income sectors.

Assets in Hargreaves Lansdown's multi-manager range have moved closer to the £5bn mark after the company raised £162m for its HL Multi-Manager UK Growth fund, which launched on 23 January.

City Financial's Gill Hutchison and Peter Toogood discuss the commodification of fund management and its implications for the industry, and outline their fund selection process.

Aviva Investors' David Hillier has joined Insight as part of its multi-asset team.

How MyFolio has coped with market volatility