How to play the election: Wealth managers' strategies revealed

Nick French (pictured), head of UK wealth management at Russell Investments From our vantage point, it is not clear that the market is pricing in the full extent of the uncertainty or a long enough window. It seems likely that volatility, particularly in sterling, could be more pronounced and last for a longer period of time after the election date. While it would be foolish to try to make predictions about the outcome of the 2015 election, that doesn't mean we can ignore it either. In the management of our client portfolios towards their balance sheet objectives, there are two things...