Multi-asset

Notwithstanding the rallies that many markets have experienced over recent months, the current environment continues to offer a range of opportunities to multi-asset managers.

Real estate equities not only continued their re-rating from July during August but they actually accelerated.

iShares is offering fixed income ex-financials funds in its latest range of nine ETFs to be launched on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.

The rising price of gold simply reaffirms investor scepticism about an apparent economic recovery and places the US dollar's position as the world's leading reserve currency further in doubt, F&C's Ted Scott says.

As the trend towards multi-manager/fund has gathered pace, there has been a premium on experienced teams with the ‘skills' to run these types of mandates. Perhaps the answer is a multi-multi/manager of manager of manager facility?

Henderson's Bill McQuaker, Schroders' Andrew Yeadon and Sarasin's David Vickers have been selected to run funds for IFA Foster Denovo's new investment company, Sequel.

Henderson New Star has appointed Ainslie McLennan to work alongside Marcus Langlands Pearse on the £635m New Star UK Property fund.

Multi-managers believe the equity rally still has further to go despite the strong recent run pushing markets towards pre-Lehman levels.

Tiburon Partners will launch its Ucits III absolute return Green fund next month, to be co-managed by Hexam Capital joint founder John Payne.

The commodities sector has endured quite a remarkable period since November last year, with demand for commodities rebounding strongly.