Rathbones' Coombs takes risk to lowest level in Strategic Growth

Manager cites liquidity risk for changes

Beth Brearley
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Rathbones' David Coombs has taken risk within the Multi-Asset Strategic Growth Portfolio to its lowest level since launch, and recently approached the board about raising the fund's limit for investing in liquid assets on the back of the German government bond market dropping into negative territory for the first time ever at the start of August.

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