Spanish investors leave multi-asset funds again
Spanish fund buyers embarked on an unprecedented multi-asset fund buying in 2014 and 2015. This year, however, multi-asset funds have seen net outflows as local investors de-risk again.
Bankia
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Brexit preparations – to hedge or not to hedge?
Worries about the consequences of Brexit have prompted many fund buyers to increase their allocation to cash and hedge their long positions. However, some put some risk back on at the end of last week as polls swinged back towards ‘Remain’.
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Fund Favourites – Alvaro Martín Sauto
The Robeco Global Total Return Bond fund (formerly known as Robeco Rorento) combines the two most important qualities Alvaro Martín Sauto, head of funds-of-funds at Bankia, looks for in a fixed income fund: it can allocate flexibly to various asset classes, but prioritises limiting drawdowns over maximising returns.
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Is now really the time to return to EM?
It has been the question probably most frequently asked by investors over the past few years: should I increase my allocation to emerging markets now? Each time, the eventual answer has been negative as short-lived rallies have failed to sustain themselves. Will this time be any different?