Strong August for the asset class has reminded investors of its strength as a diversifier.

Strong August for the asset class has reminded investors of its strength as a diversifier.
Manulife’s Marc Franklin says the firm’s multi-asset team is mulling upgrading their view select Asian equity markets.
Despite trading at a 60% discount to the US market, Dale Nicholls, manager of the Fidelity China Special Situations trust, is still cautiously optimistic.
Index providers are labelling growth and value stocks seemingly arbitrarily, according to GMO’s asset allocation team.
FSA highlights five top-ranked Japanese equity funds that were least affected by the Japanese market volatility.
Portfolio managers at AllianceBernstein think investors are under-reacting to cash earnings power of value companies.
It will invest primarily in short duration US Treasuries and investment-grade bonds.
The wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek’s asset management group has gained over $1.3bn in capital commitments.
Few active funds come close to the high returns of the index trackers.
Many of the areas that have come under pressure as rates have risen may start to revive.
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