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Olivia Mayell, client portfolio manager on the JPM Multi-Asset Income fund, tells Julian Marr, editorial director of Marketing-hub.co.uk, the answer to the UK's growing need for income lies in a wide range of overseas assets

When it comes to product innovation, the investment industry’s first instincts have not universally coincided with the needs of its clients but, with many investors now desperate for ways to boost their income, a number of fund groups have stepped up to the plate. Arguably, the most notable recent development in this regard has been the ascent of the global equity income fund, but some providers have been more inventive still. One such example is the Multi-Asset Income fund, which J.P. Morgan Asset Management launched in June 2009. Run by Michael Schoenhaut and Talib Sheikh, supported...