Five up-and-coming funds for a diversified portfolio

Octopus Investments' multi-manager team reveals the overlooked funds to watch in 2014.

Oliver Wallin, investment director on the multi-manager team at Octopus Investments, has picked five funds he expects to outperform next year, including portfolios which have had a strong run recently, plus up-and-coming names which could be ones to watch. 1 Legg Mason Income Optimiser This bond fund has returned 5.4% over the year to 8 November according to Morningstar, compared to a sector average of 4.8%. “Run by Brandywine, this is a good fund for those looking for yield from global credit markets. We remain wary of the ‘search’ for yield in markets turning to a ‘reach’ for yiel...