David Coombs: Marking a decade in multi-asset investing
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When he set up Rathbones' multi-asset funds 10 years ago, remembers David Coombs, many people did not understand why a manager would set targets for return and risk that investors could hold them to
What a vintage - 2009 saw the rise of Susan Boyle (Britain's Got Talent), Jedward (X Factor) and the Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolios. I leave it to you to decide which has had the biggest impact on the...
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