‘Better economic performance is the biggest threat to investors'

‘Better economic performance is the biggest threat to investors’

Laura Dew
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An improving economy and the attendant rises in inflation and interest rates represent the biggest challenge facing investors, according to Premier's multi-asset head David Hambidge.

Hambidge has worked at Premier Asset Management for more than 25 years. He employs a contrarian style on the £425m Multi-Asset Distribution fund, which is the largest in the group's multi-asset range and also the oldest. It was the first product to be launched by the team in 1999. It is also one of the best-performing in the range, beating the benchmark over one, three, and five years. The fund has returned 7% over the year to 4 November versus a sector average of 3.6%, according to Morningstar, rating it top quartile among its Mixed Investment 20%-60% Shares sector peers. Its histori...

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