Multi-asset's popularity no 'flash in the pan' - Trevor Greetham

Last of five interviews in new series with RLAM’s head of multi-asset

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The regulatory environment for financial advisers means the success multi-asset has enjoyed since the financial crisis will not prove a "flash in the pan", argues RLAM head of multi-asset Trevor Greetham in this video interview.

Talking to Professional Adviser editor Julian Marr in the above video, Greetham highlights how 2016 proved the best year for multi-asset returns for sterling investors since the financial crisis. Indeed, he adds, when Royal London's Global Multi-Asset Portfolio (GMAP) range celebrated its one-year anniversary in March, performance ran from around 5% for the lowest-risk fund to more than 20% for the pure equity offering. "We are really happy with that, given some of the surprises we have seen," he says. "Still, we are not expecting 5% to 25% returns every year - it was quite an excepti...

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