Multi-Asset Investing

Traditional diversification methods have begun to show their limitations

Valuation, not volatility, the key for allocation models

Addressing issues of cost, flexibility and longevity

Identifying the right multi-asset proposition for your clients

Discretionary manager Tilney Bestinvest has launched a service that guides investors to a selection of multi-asset funds, without giving them advice.

City Financial is to acquire the multi-asset range of Investec Wealth & Investment, bringing a further £204m in assets to the company.

Annuity specialist Just Retirement has reported sales are down by a fifth since the 2014 Budget that removed the need for people to buy its main product.

Is there a way of investing on a multi-asset basis which means if there is a 'Lehmans moment' again, investors won't be exposed to a series of correlated assets? Toby Hayes, manager of the Franklin Templeton Diversified Income fund, says there is a way...

What is risk factor investing and how does it differ from traditional multi-asset funds? Toby Hayes, the manager of the Franklin Templeton Diversified Income fund, explains how this strategy can offer investors protection in periods of market correction....

Forcing fund managers to "slavishly follow" risk parameters ties their hands behind their backs and runs the risk of disappointing investors, Henderson's global head of products and distribution has said.