Tactical deployment of futures and options strategies can provide portfolio protection while maintaining the fund’s thematic commitment, according to a JP Morgan Asset Management macro strategist.
Category: Asset Class in Focus
Amundi HK set to launch FMP
How are fixed maturity products vulnerable during extreme global market turmoil?
Schroders reduces risk in mixed-asset fund
The multi-billion dollar fund has lifted its cash weighting, reduced equity exposure and trimmed an already low allocation to sub-investment grade credit.
Pictet fund increases Asia consumer exposure
The March sell-off is presenting further buying opportunities in Asian equities, according to Pictet AM.
Multi-asset Reits funds proliferate in Singapore
Allianz GI is the latest to join the trend of launching income-generating mixed-asset portfolios that have Reits as a key component.
One China fund positive as markets collapse
Less than half of Greater China funds have outperformed the MSCI China Index and only one is positive year-to-date.
ASI buying Apac quality stocks
As markets undergo wild swings, there are opportunities in companies with solid balance sheets and structural growth models at depressed valuations, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments.
Citi PB: Review, but stay the course
Extreme market volatility is a time to reaffirm portfolios, says the private bank, which sees a U-shaped recovery in 2020.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Jupiter versus MFS
FSA compares two European equity products: the Jupiter European Opportunities Fund and the MFS Meridian European Research Fund.
Multi-asset funds attract flows in Asia
Multi-asset products have gained popularity in most markets across Asia-Pacific, according to a report this week.
