Fund managers hike commodity and EM exposure to three-year high but raise cash levels

Tail risks include US election

Tom Eckett
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Investors are no longer underweight commodities for the first time since December 2012, according to the October Fund Manager Survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

The report said the move has been driven by inflation expectations being at a 16-month high and the lack of value seen in developed bond and equity markets.  Furthermore, there has been a surge in oil prices in recent months with OPEC agreeing to limit supply and Russian president Vladimir Putin supporting the plans. Brent Crude is currently trading at $51.75 a barrel. However, Adrian Lowcock, investment director of Architas, added "if OPEC fails to deliver on its promises, there is a mild winter or a slowdown in demand then we could see another slump in oil prices". Oil jumps 6% a...

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