PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION

Expert Analysis

Too few financial advisers are aware of direct indexing, an investment approach gaining traction for its tax efficiency and customisation, writes Josh Persky....

Expert Analysis

The 60:40 model is no longer fit for purpose, but private assets can help save portfolios from market turmoil, writes Brendan Gow....

Financial planning

Advisers need to closely scrutinise how much volatility exists in private assets during their portfolio construction and how this is demonstrated by the providers, accord...

Funds management

State Street Global Advisors has shared three tips for financial advisers when it comes to their portfolio construction for the year ahead as 60/40 portfolios face hurdle...

Funds management

Investment executives say the benefits of real assets for client portfolios can “absolutely” outweigh the illiquidity risk, provided there is a good understanding of its ...

Funds management

The fund manager has voiced optimism regarding the 60/40 allocation, noting the strategy can be a wise choice for clients in the long term....

Funds management

The secular backdrop for the next five years invites advisers to reverse the typical 60/40 per cent equity and bond asset allocations in portfolios, according to PIMCO fi...

Financial planning

As more investors seek to exclude poor ESG performers from their portfolios, Zenith’s Dugald Higgins demystifies the complexities around negative screening and the purpos...

Financial planning

With HNW investors representing the largest market for alternative assets, Praemium and CoreData research underscores why this presents a compelling opportunity for advis...

Funds management

The role of alternative investments is to diversify a portfolio and capture differentiated sources of return, according to UBS Asset Management. ...

Expert Analysis

There are multiple reasons for advisers to consider an allocation to gold when building client portfolios beyond its diversification purposes, writes Jean-Baptiste Bertho...

Funds management

It is becoming harder for financial advisers to build investment portfolios as Morningstar finds broad portfolio diversification has failed to add value in recent years c...

Funds management

Money Management is pleased to launch a new white paper focused on portfolio construction with exclusive commentary from seven asset managers....

Features

The COVID-19 pandemic tested traditional asset allocations and portfolio builds, writes Chris Dastoor, so what lessons have been learnt a year on?...

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Expert Analysis

New growth can stem from the wreckage of the established, writes Lawrence Lam, a principle that also applies to equities. ...

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