• Global investing can reduce stock concentration and expand opportunities. The UK market is overwei...
• Global investing can reduce stock concentration and expand opportunities. The UK market is overweight energy and banks but underweight industrials and technology relative to world equities. • Taking global exposure by investing in a number of regional funds can be hazardous as they may be investing in sub-optimal companies merely because they are within the region ' the best stock in the region might not be the best in the asset class. • Companies now operate and compete on a global basis, so it is important to look at sectors without consideration of national borders. • Merri...
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