Robeco unveils 'conservative' multi-asset fund

Demand from clients for low volatility approach

Robeco has announced the launch of a multi-asset fund, the QI Conservative Multi Asset fund, which will be run using a low volatility strategy.

The Luxembourg-domiciled fund will be managed by Klaas Smits, portfolio manager at Robeco, and Shengsheng Zhang, senior portfolio manager, who will work with the conservative equities and conservative credits teams.  Robeco CIO Daalder: Why oil has now lost the 'power to shock' markets The fund will investing globally across various asset classes with a focus on capital preservation . Robeco said the fund was launched to take advantage of the growing demand for multi-asset solutions from both retail investors and wholesale distributors. Smits said: "The starting point for managi...