Barbell investing offers greater risk

clock

By Robert Stock UK Equity Income managers are increasingly reliant on barbell-style investing as sto...

By Robert Stock UK Equity Income managers are increasingly reliant on barbell-style investing as stocks fail to provide the necessary growth or yield. The barbell approach, the practice of holding growth stocks to provide capital gains and high-yielding stocks to provide income, is intended to be flexible enough to be adapted to all market conditions, according to some fund managers. The approach has been seen as introducing a new element of risk in the UK Income sector, with the appearance of high growth technology stocks in income portfolios. Bambos Hambi, fund manager at Friends Ivo...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on uncategorised

Building Society-owned Newcastle Financial Advisers acquires Openwork firm

First of a number of acquisitions

Hannah Godfrey
clock 09 December 2019 • 1 min read

Bond managers fear hedges being undermined as liquidity dries up

The recent sell off in the bond market and growing liquidity issues have forced bond investors to use similar hedging techniques, undermining their effectiveness and causing concerns about how much downside protection funds really have.

Anna Fedorova
clock 03 July 2013 •

Police launch investigation into mortgage middleman fined £1m

West Midlands Police have launched a fraud investigation into a Birmingham financier over his role in sale and rent back agreements.

clock 25 June 2013 •