Multi Manager

Luca De Biasi, head of multimanagement and funds of funds at BSI, has been discussing how fund selection has changed at InvestmentEurope's Fund Selector Forum in Italy.

Michael Krinner of Credit Suisse Asset Management’s multi-asset team tells how active managers have to fight for their place in his clients’ portfolios.

Kestrel Investment Partners, the investment management company, has launched the Kestrel Global Portfolio, a global multi asset fund.

Ingenious Asset Management (IAM), has launched a charity service to provide multi-asset investment management for charities and similar bodies in the UK.

Few UK multi-manager funds have managed to perform consistently since 2008, even though they are increasingly popular, research by Defaqto has shown.

Hedging multi-asset portfolios requires adopting a barbell approach to managing volatility risk, says DWS’s Christian Hille

Le gestionnaire d’actif Russell Investments a nommé Pascal Duval (illustré) comme directeur exécutif de ses activités au sein de la zone Europe, Moyen-Orient et Afrique (EMOA).

First State Investments International has opened of a branch office in Paris - its first corporate address on the continent.

Les gestionnaires sont optimistes et pensent qu'aucun pays ne devrait sortir de la zone euro cette année et qu'une union budgétaire sera instaurée d'ici les 10 prochaines années, selon une enquête menée par l'équipe Multigestion d'Aviva Investors.

Institutional investors are keen on increasing exposure to real estate assets, a study published by State Street has revealed, but several fund managers have underlined their aversion to the asset class.