Backing just one asset class ‘could prove too risky’
‘Spreading your investments increases the chances of mitigating the drag of any stragglers’
‘Spreading your investments increases the chances of mitigating the drag of any stragglers’
Many have been turning to art, cars, wine and even music royalties as a diversification strategy
The end of the QE-led economic cycle means investors may need a more diversified portfolio to ensure outperformance as we enter a period of greater uncertainty, analysts have claimed.
With bonds no longer the diversifier they used to be, investors have to increase the number of building blocks in their portfolios.
Investors should diversify their portfolios as broadly as possible in order to protect against fresh risks in the economy throughout 2017, Kleinwort Hambros has said.
There is an aspirational timbre to the slogan “Make America great again” that belies its dog-whistle like nature.
Most high net worth individuals are looking to reduce their exposure to UK-based assets in the wake of the country’s vote to leave the European Union, according to deVere Group.
Killik & Co has launched Panel Portfolio, a multi-asset service designed for investors with accounts of at least £750,000 ($1.08m, €973m).
Money has flooded into benchmark-tracking exchange traded funds as investors chase low-cost access to major asset markets.
A majority of institutional investors want to diversify away from “highly correlated” stocks and bonds and are concerned about meeting long-term liabilities.
Diversification through traditional multi-asset investment is irrelevant to the modern investor so alternative methods and asset classes are clearly needed,argues Joe Tennant at Schroders.
Natixis Global Asset Management has opened its first office in South America as it looks to provide IFAs in Uruguay and Chile with access to its services.