Aviva preps multi-asset product in Singapore
Many firms have launched similar products in the Lion City over the past year
Many firms have launched similar products in the Lion City over the past year
It involves investing without macroeconomic views and forecasting asset price movements
Natixis IM survey found the strategy fell short and failed to diversify, adding to portfolio losses
It will be launching a technology-focused multi-asset product after receiving regulatory approval
Fund has risk level equal to or lower than a 70% bonds and 30% equities benchmark
Fund group is ditching third-party funds for segregated mandates
Advisers continue to favour Vanguard Lifestrategy for multi-asset exposure, despite concerns the range’s high duration leaves investors exposed to rising interest rates.
Investors need to stop viewing ‘Rubik’s Cube’ multi-asset funds as a one stop solution to deal with all their needs, BMO’s Gary Potter has said.
Professional investors in Europe are losing their enthusiasm for absolute return funds.
Multi-asset, or asset allocation funds, have been an investor favourite for years. But why would a professional investor invest in these one-stop shop funds?
One-stop shop funds that take away responsibility for asset allocation have been the blockbuster sellers with European investors in the last three years, but debt funds have also done well despite record low interest rates.
Aberdeen Asset Management has launched two multi-asset funds in Singapore, the firm’s first such funds to be offered in the city-state.