Asian Alpha Plus manager's high weighting in equities puts importance on selling discipline

Schroder Asian Alpha Plus records decent inflows despite the challenging conditions over the past 12 months

Matthew Dobbs added another open-ended fund to his Schroders bow when Asian Alpha Plus launched in November 2007 and has been making steady progress since its inception. Boasting modest inflows despite the challenging conditions of the last 12 months in the region, Asian Alpha Plus is ranked 34 of 70 peers in the IMA Asia Pacific ex Japan sector and is delivering -19.4% against its sector average of -19.6% over one year to 30 March. While the fund could be constructed using a number of different asset classes, it is predominantly in equities right now, with around 3% in cash. The fund...