IMA Global sector gathers momentum as investors search for more diversity

Institutional investors drive growing popularity of diverse IMA Global sector as peer group sees raft of fund launches

Until recently, taking a global approach to investment was unfashionable. It was an unwieldy way to manage assets and global funds tended to be where clients invested if their portfolio size did not merit an allocation to individual countries. However, investing globally has gained momentum in recent years, led by the institutional market. The sector has seen a number of new launches, particularly in the equity income area with new funds from – among others – Invesco Perpetual, Baillie Gifford, Sarasin, Martin Currie and M&G. The sector is now huge at almost 260 funds, and diverse, wi...