Multi-Asset

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is to incorporate risk-ratings into three of its multi-asset funds ahead of RDR.

M&G has expanded its multi-asset range of funds with the addition of a defensive portfolio, as part of a wider move to rebrand the range.

Schroders has launched a Secure Distribution fund offering a 7.5% annual return for half of a 20-year fixed term.

MAM Funds has renamed Martin Gray and James Sullivan's CF Miton Arcturus fund and is preparing to move it into the IMA's Absolute Return sector.

Canny investors should have heeded the "clear signal" to buy equities in December, as they are set to rise despite the threat of a bear market in bonds, said Investec's Max King.

Schroders has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled Global Multi-Asset Income fund for recent hire and multi-asset head Nicolaas Marais.

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MAM Funds is preparing to launch a global multi-asset income product for Martin Gray and James Sullivan.

Tom McGrath and Ian Willings of Apollo Multi Asset Management outline five unknown and unloved alternative ideas to make money against a tough market backdrop.

Investors are not yet ready to deploy stockpiled cash into equity markets despite the recent rally, said Investec's Max King, as they are "afraid of the bogeyman" or unexpected shock.