Threadneedle is to alter its managed funds' investment policy by allowing managers to make more defensive plays and invest more heavily in its long/short offerings.
Nancy Curtin is chief investment officer of Close Asset Management......
Thames River's Rob Burdett argues that company balance sheets should be healthy enough to see us through the global storm.
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched a global multi-asset product which makes use of the group's multi-manager capabilities and has the option to hedge markets on the downside.
J.P. Morgan has moved its £68m Multi-Asset Income fund from the IMA Specialist sector into Cautious Managed in the view the peer group better reflects its investment profile.
Barings' Andrew Cole has slashed the equity weighting on his £28.1m Multi Asset fund by 15% in favour of government bonds as his team becomes increasingly risk averse.
Aberdeen's multi-manager team have sold out of their position in Tom Walker's £677m Martin Currie North American fund and made a string of changes to their Ethical portfolio.