Multi-asset
Managed funds
Philip Saunders and Max King, the multi-asset portfolio managers at Investec, outline the five reasons why they remain positive.
22 July 2010
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Managed funds
T.Bailey has set the asset allocation for its newly-launched Defensive Cautious Managed fund, with the vehicle set to hold 10% in both commodities and property.
21 July 2010
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Commodities
UK hedge fund Armajaro Holdings purchased £658m of cocoa on Friday, in a move which single-handedly moved the global cocoa market.
19 July 2010
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Absolute Return
Ignis is eyeing the launch of its first internal retail fund since 2007 with an absolute return bond mandate for its rates team.
19 July 2010
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Managed funds
F&C's multi-managers have begun reducing exposure to defensive funds across their Lifestyle portfolios in the view that the global economy is in a gradual recovery.
19 July 2010
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Absolute Return
Ignis is eyeing the launch of its first internal retail fund since 2007 with an absolute return bond mandate for its rates team.
19 July 2010
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Managed funds
OPM's Tony Yousefian has increased exposure to gold within his multi-manager portfolios in the expectation that the gold price will rise a further 11% this year.
19 July 2010
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Absolute Return
Cazenove's head of multi-manager Marcus Brookes has increased the cash weighting in his £467m Multi-Manager Diversity fund of funds, and bolstered its exposure to managers uncorrelated to mainstream markets.
19 July 2010
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