Multi-asset

EII's Jim Rehlaender, manager of the Schroder Global Property Securities fund and the upcoming Global Property Maximiser, discusses the outlook for the asset class in 2011.

Hedge fund titan David Einhorn expects the price of gold to continue its strong surge as the US authorities retain irregular monetary and fiscal policies.

Cazenove's Diversity Income fund is set to launch on 15 December with a majority equity weighting, headlined by Neil Woodford's £7.9bn Invesco Perpetual Income fund.

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Ignis has hired Michiel Timmerman from Aberdeen Asset Management to run its newly created £2.5bn multi-manager unit.

RWC Partners is preparing a regulated global macro hedge fund in January for new recruits Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost.

Schroders is planning to create a multi-manager product based on its popular Income Maximiser range, which would offer investors a 7% yield and monthly income distribution.

BlackRock has launched its first property fund into the UK retail space.

Alastair Mundy, manager of the Investec Cautious Managed fund, believes lowly valued blue-chip equities are possibly the best hedge against any future economic or market uncertainty.

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