Four global managers on constructing an 'all-weather' portfolio for uncertain markets

Key drivers

Delegates at Investment Week's Channel Islands Summit in March heard from a selection of fund managers specialising in both equity and bond markets. Here, four of the managers reveal the key drivers behind their strategies and their key positions year to date.

Dan James, global head of fixed income, Aviva Investors How do you construct the Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy Target Return fund portfolio? We aim to deliver the outcomes investors' need, over a three-year period, irrespective of the investment climate. The typical industry approach is to produce a macroeconomic view and then build a portfolio designed to reflect that view in achieving the investment objective. But what happens when that view is wrong? Our portfolio looks to combine three types of strategies: we call them 'market', 'opportunistic', and 'risk-reducing'. Each stra...