Fund managers up cash weightings as market reaches inflection point

Concern about stretched valuations

Laura Dew
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Fund managers have been taking a more defensive stance and increasing their cash weightings, with some even pushing towards 20%, as they point to stretched valuations in some parts of the market, while fears grow about the impact of central bank tightening on the fragile global recovery.

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