Multi-Asset

Former M&G star David Jane has today launched of the first offering from his new boutique, the TM Darwin Multi Asset fund, a rival to the top performing M&G Cautious Multi Asset fund.

Apollo Multi Asset Management is launching two new funds next month, as part of a revamp of its fund range.

MAM Funds' Martin Gray is holding 40% in cash in both his multi-asset funds due to a "lack of opportunities" in markets.

OPM is launching a Diversified Target Return fund and a global equity fund in May.

Aberdeen is renaming its £8m MM Multi Asset Growth fund and broadening its remit to give it more of a total return focus.

Iveagh Private Investment House, the Guinness family office, has launched six global multi-asset funds offering a range of different risk profiles.

Former Santander multi-manager Keith Speck has joined RSM Tenon Financial Management.

Olivia Mayell, client portfolio manager on the JPM Multi-Asset Income fund, tells Julian Marr, editorial director of Marketing-hub.co.uk, the answer to the UK's growing need for income lies in a wide range of overseas assets

For the year ahead I think everyone's desire would be for a fund manager to be able to state exactly what is going to happen over the next 12 months and exactly how they think their portfolio is positioned to benefit from that.

Portugal will need a bailout in 2011, but the future of the eurozone will depend on the fate of Spain, Italy and Belgium, says MAM Funds' Martin Gray.