Building blocks for the future

With an increasing number of funds and asset classes available to investors, the way forward for multi-manager is to diversify risk even further, says Jonathan Arthur, investment strategist at HSBC Investments, thereby allowing advisers to incorporate their products into a core portfolio and strategy for clients. "That's great in essence," he continues. "But how is it achieved? Multi-managers can do this by using sectoral building blocks, such as total return, specialist, income and growth, and buying core funds in those areas - and not only from London, but also from good performers in Eu...