Multi-managers raise exposure to alternative UCITS funds amid 'choppy equity valuations'

Equity exposure remains high

Tom Eckett
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Multi-managers increased allocations to alternative UCITS funds by 0.55% to over 10% during the fourth quarter of 2017 as a result of anticipated market volatility, according to research by fund distributor Harrington Cooper.

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