portfolios

Successful investment depends upon an accurate assessment of risk. As financial products become more sophisticated, misunderstanding the concept could become a game of Russian Roulette

Dividend payers are likely to command a premium in 2010 as dividends and dividend growth are likely to remain muted given continued low payouts from key areas of the market.

Janus manager highlights importance of sticking to process to uncover intrinsic value

Recent market swings have made it clear the rise and fall of our pensions or portfolios are directly proportionate to asset allocation. Investors need to pay more attention to how much of each market they have in their portfolio

Changes are afoot that will likely lead to a sea change in money management. Core wealth management funds have flexible asset allocations and are designed to keep out of bad markets and stay in good ones

Modern portfolio theory has been at the heart of portfolio construction for over 50 years since it was developed in the 1950s by Harry Markowitz.

The growth in multi-asset portfolios shows no sign of slowing down as Investment Week reported last week with three more products coming to the market hot of the heels of the success, in asset-raising terms, of William Littlewood's Artemis fund or J.P....

Core strength of Prudential Group is its focus on top-down asset allocation, says Williams

Newly-appointed manager reduces banks exposure to turn around performance on New Star Sterling Bond vehicle

Performance fees have traditionally been charged only by hedge funds and institutional funds, but increasingly more ‘plain vanilla' vehicles are as well. Investors need to understand charges as they affect returns