Managed funds

Multi-managers are boosting their exposure to Japan following the Government's moves to weaken the currency.

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Henderson's Mark Harris has warned investors in fixed income funds will lose money over the next ten years.

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Swip Multi-Manager has hired FOUR Capital Partners to manage a mandate for its UK Equity Focus fund with an initial size of £256m.

The managers of the Henderson Managed Distribution fund have added put options and a short equity index future into the portfolio on expectations of near-term pressure for stock markets.

Evercore Pan-Asset has launched two new risk-profiled funds after receiving FSA approval.

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The first half of 2010 saw a deluge of multi-asset fund launches.

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