Investec AM's Stopford: Why I'm running my 'most defensive' portfolio

Reducing equities and corporate bonds

Laura Dew
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Investec Asset Management's co-head of multi-asset John Stopford is running his most defensive portfolio since the 2012 re-launch of the Diversified Income fund, as a result of concerns about the rising risk of a recession.

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