Balanced fund value bias

By Jenne Mannion The Skandia/Newton Balanced Managed fund has increased its exposure to value companies in the UK and is moving its investments in technology towards hardware. Managed by Suzanne Rogers, the Standard & Poor's five star-rated fund is available through either the £185.8m pension or the £100.7m life product. Both vehicles are ranked first in their relevant sectors to 22 May over one year, three years and since launch in June 1995. The portfolio is constructed in line with Newton's global approach, whereby the global in-house research analysts choose the most attractive stoc...