The Asset Allocator Podcast
Every week the Asset Allocator Podcast discusses the big issues in UK fund selection, the major investment trends of the moment, and exclusive data on how wealth managers are positioning their portfolios. They'll be joined by guests from across the profession to unpick some of these trends. Asset Allocator is FT Specialist's newsletter for wealth managers, fund selectors and discretionary fund managers. To sign up to the free newsletter, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week saw the launch of Shard Capital's 'permanent portfolios' which shun the traditional 60:40 model to create a proposition to protect against major drawdowns that could result from macroeconomic and geopolitical turmoil. Dave Baxter and Joseph Wilkins discuss these portfolios and whether it is possible to create
Ever since Donald Trump announced he was "reforming" the US approach to trade, the question of whether the American equities and government bonds will continue to hold their pre-eminent position has been hotly debated. This week Joseph Wilkins, David Thorpe and Damian Fantato discuss the extent to which allocators are
A lot of focus recently has been on the pros and cons of equal-weight exposure but other factors are available, such as minimum volatility, momentum and value. This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by William Marshall, chief investment officer of Hymans Robertson Investment Services, to discuss why he is
Typically, fiscal and monetary policy is counter cyclical but in recent years this appears to have changed, most prominently in the US fiscal policy. This is complicating monetary policy and the task of running portfolios. This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Peter Dalgliesh, chief investment officer
In 2011 the Federal Reserve stopped issuing 30-year bonds to "twist" the maturity profile and reduce the nominal value of US debt. This week we're joined by Henry Cobbe, the founder and head of research at Elston Consulting, who has recently written a white paper calling for a British version of what became known as "o
At times it might seem like Donald Trump's campaign slogan was actually "make markets volatile again". If so, he seems to have succeeded. This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Nathan Sweeney, chief investment officer of multi-asset solutions at Marlborough. They discuss navigating Donald Trump's role