Premier: Four alternative income themes (and the funds to play them)

Ian Rees, head of research for multi-asset funds at Premier Asset Management, tells Annabelle Williams how the team has accessed four alternative income sectors.

Income investing in the last few years has been characterised by a growing clamour for alternative assets as bond and equity yields compress. These conditions are still in place heading into 2015, with UK dividend-seekers taking a separate, high profile hit this month when beleaguered Tesco announced it will cancel its final dividend for 2014/15. Premier Asset Management holds alternative assets across a number of its multi-asset funds, and multi-asset research head Ian Rees said income sources have helped contribute to strong performance for the range.  The Premier Multi-Asset Mon...