Deep Dive: Finding genuine diversified returns is not easy

Structured products and put options

clock • 4 min read

Will McIntosh-Whyte, fund manager at Rathbone Greenbank Multi-Asset Portfolios, dives into alternatives

‘Alternatives' is often a catch-all term for anything that is not a traditional bond or equity - the aim being to add diversification to a portfolio. However, finding genuine diversified returns that can provide protection in falling markets is no easy feat, and finding them for sustainable mandates adds a layer of complexity. Fixed income, equities and traditional alternative investments can behave very differently in normal times, but can often correlate during periods of market stress. This is why we prefer to categorise assets by their liquidity and correlation to equities in market ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Alternatives

FCA's Rathi calls for new approach to UK private markets to boost competition

FCA's Rathi calls for new approach to UK private markets to boost competition

Investment Association annual dinner

Sorin-Andrei Dojan
clock 30 October 2024 • 2 min read
Schroders-Phoenix joint venture gains approval for UK and global private markets LTAFs

Schroders-Phoenix joint venture gains approval for UK and global private markets LTAFs

Future Growth Capital

Valeria Martinez
clock 21 October 2024 • 1 min read
Carr Consulting's Matthew Morris: Bitcoin's El Salvador evolution

Carr Consulting's Matthew Morris: Bitcoin's El Salvador evolution

In 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, alongside the US dollar.

Matthew Morris
clock 14 October 2024 • 3 min read
Trustpilot