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That is the view of Sophie Huynh, portfolio manager and strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management; our first guest of the new year on the Asset Allocator podcast, discussing markets with chief reporter Jospeh Wilkins and contributing editor David Thorpe.

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Speaking with Asset Allocator, Dalgliesh discusses his outlook for markets and inflation amid opaque data sources; his outlook for global equities and fixed income in the year ahead; and his perspective on how to think about risk in the current climate.

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Speaking with Asset Allocator chief reporter Joseph Wilkins and contributing editor David Thorpe, Burns explained the evolution of his UK equity allocation, and also discussed his exposure to emerging markets, the US, and fixed income positions. 

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Speaking with Asset Allocator podcast hosts Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe, Philbin says one of the ways he is responding to present market conditions is moving down the market cap scale.

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He also discusses the changing nature of wealth management and the focus on pre-set rules, such as the requirements many investors have that a fund must have a three-year track record before they can own it.

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That is less than half the weighting of the US market in the global benchmark, and he admits it leaves many "aghast".

He also reveals the role cash and bonds play in his portfolios at a time of heightened market stress.

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Aujla says that for many years an investor who simply owned a US equity tracker fund would have achieved good returns, but in his view the dominance of the magnificent seven group of stocks means diversification is an issue for passive investors. 

He also discusses his exposure to smaller companies, and to fixed income assets.  

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This week Dave Baxter and Joseph Wilkins talk to Ernst Knacke, head of investment research at Shard Capital, about whether it’s continued rise is justified or whether the markets are missing something.

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Dave Baxter and Joseph Wilkins discuss these portfolios and whether it is possible to create a single solution which rides out every bump.

They also discuss whether increased volatility is something investors will just have to learn to live with, reflecting on recent commentary in Asset Allocator by historian Russell Napier

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This week Joseph Wilkins, David Thorpe and Damian Fantato discuss the extent to which allocators are moving away from the US.

They also discuss the state of the wealth management sector in light of some new research by Platforum which suggests not all is as rosey as it could be, and they discuss the rising price of gold and silver.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by William Marshall, chief investment officer of Hymans Robertson Investment Services, to discuss why he is keen on factor investing and how he uses it.

They also discuss the recent volatility seen in the fixed income market and whether alternative options exist. And they discuss the continued dominance of US equities at the expense of other regions.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Peter Dalgliesh, chief investment officer at Parmenion, to discuss how this is affecting his portfolios and how it is affecting the value and growth styles of investing.

They also discuss seeking downside protection, valuations and whether US markets have reached some sort of new normal.

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This week we're joined by Henry Cobbe, the founder and head of research at Elston Consulting, who has recently written a white paper calling for a British version of what became known as "operation twist".

David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins discuss how he thinks retail investors can be incentivised to "step in where pension schemes are stepping out".

They also discuss the rising price of gold and the current state of the ESG portfolio management market, based on Henry's consulting work with financial advice firms.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Nathan Sweeney, chief investment officer of multi-asset solutions at Marlborough.

They discuss navigating Donald Trump's role in the markets, why he's been adding to the US and Japan and the search for protection from volatility.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins discuss the trials and tribulations of achieving this, given Arc's recent decision to launch a performance index.

They also discuss SDR labelling regulations and the FCA's decision to pause these for portfolio managers, and the recent recovery of a poor performing fund.

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This week Ash Weston, head of MPS at 8AM Global, joined David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins to offer his take on some of the issues facing MPS providers.

They discuss the pros and cons of investment committees, risk-variable portfolios and the tight margins in the multi-manager space.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Julien Dauchez, head of portfolio consulting at Natixis, to discuss whether it's possible to diversify away from the noise during a particularly volatile period.

They also discuss why markets are particularly sensitive to geopolitical risk at the moment and whether Treasuries are still the safe haven asset we all thought they were.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Eleanor Ingilby, head of high net worth clients at Atomos, to discuss her thoughts on the US market, managing volatility and why she recently upped her exposure to the UK equity market. 

They also discuss her fixed income exposure and balancing yield with capital appreciation for income investing clients.

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This week Dave Baxter, Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe have a chat about the fall out of 'liberation day' and which funds rode out the turmoil better than others.

They also discuss whether consumer confidence is the real danger DFMs should keep their eyes on during 2025 and they discuss the outlook for fixed income.

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This week we are joined by Kypros Charalambous, investment director at Tacit, to find out they pivoted to high-yield bonds since 2022 and the role it plays in their portfolios.

He also explains why Tacit prefers a smaller number of holdings and a more concentrated portfolio, and his fund manager red flags.

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This week he joins David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins to discuss this thinking on this holding and whether gold's continued strong performance can continue.

They also discuss  the likelihood of stagflation in the US and whether the European rotation can be sustained.

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This week Ian Rees, head of multi-manager at Premier Miton, joins David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins to discuss whether this is the case or not.

They also discuss the challenges of US exceptionalism and the UK listed funds space.

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This week Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe are joined by Philip Chandler, chief investment officer of multi-asset at Schroders, to discuss whether investors should start worrying.

They also discuss the pivot from the US to European equities which some investors are making and how elevated geopolitical risk affects his portfolio decisions.

Then they discuss the price of gold, which has reached record levels, and what can be drawn from that fact.

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This comes after a period of several years when it seemed like the world revolved around US equities and the strong returns they provided.

In this week's episode of the Asset Allocator Podcast, David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Peter Dalgliesh, chief investment officer at Parmenion, to discuss the fall out.

They discuss how he views the outlook for US equities and what he's doing about it.

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This week David Thorpe, Joseph Wilkins and Dave Baxter have a chat about why that might be and how portfolio managers mitigate this.

They also discuss the latest Spot the Dog list of underperforming funds and Fidelity's success at moving into the passive space, with some of its tracker funds now more popular than its storied active funds such as Fidelity Special Situations.

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This week David Thorpe and Dave Baxter make up for Joseph Wilkins' decision to go on holiday by chatting with Gene Salerno, chief investment officer at Kleinwort Hambros, about how he is handling political risk.

He also discuss allocating defensively in the current environment and whether weak consumer confidence means we are at an inflection point.

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This week David Thorpe, Dave Baxter and Joseph Wilkins have a chat about the pros and cons of these trackers.

They also discuss the case for European equities and whether their time has finally come. And finally they explore DFMs’ preference for gilts over Treasuries.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins have a chat with Eren Osman, head of investment management at Arbuthnot Latham, to discuss how he is managing portfolios through this volatility.

They also discuss whether the antics of the new Trump administration are changing the calculation for gilts versus Treasuries and whether the launch of Deepseek's chatbot has affected Osman's exposure to the semiconductor industry.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Shanti Kelemen, chief investment officer at M&G Wealth, to discuss this issue.

They discuss the process she uses, the common pitfalls and what the main challenges are in comparing one range of portfolios against another.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Paul Flood, head of mixed-asset investing at Newton, to discuss the turbulent past few days.

They also discuss the challenges of investing for income and his thoughts on Saba's bid for control over several investment trusts.

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This week we are joined by Julian Howard, chief multi-asset investment strategist at Gam, to discuss why the company has taken such a position.

He also chats with Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe about volatility following the return of Donald Trump as US president and the role of asset allocation versus fund selection.

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But Stewart Smith, head of MPS at RSMR, has the highest exposure in our database at more than 8 per cent.

In this week's episode Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe have a chat with him about why he's so keen on Japanese equities and why he's recently been cutting his UK exposure.

They also discuss why he prefers to take an active approach to fixed income, even with government bonds.

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They also discuss how DFMs can compete in an increasingly crowded market.

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They discuss how the sector has changed, the pros and cons of MPS versus multi-asset, how the platform sector is helping and hindering MPS and how the sector might evolve over the next decade.

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He is joined by Natasha Ebtehadj, manager of the Artemis Global Select fund, Liam O'Donnell from Artemis's fixed income team, Fahad Hassan, the chief investment officer at Albemarle Street Partners, and Richard Carter, head of fixed income research at Quilter Cheviot.

They discuss the monetary policy outlook, the potential impact of a Trump presidency, whether US equities will continue to play a crucial role and achieving diversification in fixed income.

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This week Dave Baxter, Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe get together to discuss what the incoming Trump administration might mean for the heft US fiscal deficit and whether that matters from an investment perspective.

They also discuss the role of US equities in income portfolios and where to get tech exposure outside the US.

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On this week's podcast David Thorpe asks Cormac Weldon, manager of Artemis US Select, and Ben Yearsley of Fairview Investing, whether there's still value to be had in US equities.

They also discuss the illusive US recession as well as the outlook following Donald Trump's re-election as president and they weigh up the growing US deficit and Elon Musk's chances of tackling it.

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They discuss what a Trump presidency might mean and what parallels can be drawn between gold's surge over the course of this year and the performance of cryptocurrencies.

Clark also explains how he is allocating to fixed income in a world of falling rates and budget deficit concerns.

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On this week's podcast, which is sponsored by Artemis, we are joined by Ed Legget, manager of the Artemis UK Select fund, and Chris Fleming, deputy chief investment officer at Square Mile, to consider the outlook. They discuss the ripple effects of Labour's first Budget in 14 years, achieving diversification within the UK market and the potential effect and likelihood of interest rate cuts.

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This week he catches up with David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins to discuss this approach to picking funds, what he looks for and why he's so pleased with one of his Japanese equity picks.

They also discuss China versus India, why he is underweight Europe and the outlook for the UK.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Nathan Sweeney, multi-asset chief investment officer at Marlborough, to discuss whether the stimulus will change his calculus on whether or not to allocate to China.

They also discuss positioning portfolios for rate cuts and why he is rotating his US exposure from growth to value.

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But will it be the silver bullet some claim? This week David Thorpe, Joseph Wilkins and Damian Fantato discuss whether it will boost investment trust ownership among portfolio managers.

They also discuss the potential problem of "monocrop" portfolios and they wade into the MPS vs multi-asset debate.

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They also discuss whether property is still investable in light of Dynamic Planner's decision to remove it from its risk models. And they discuss how to manage concentration risk concerns from clients.

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They also discuss the slow start to life which Ark's ETFs have endured and the company's recent launch of a "model portfolio". And they discuss City Asset Management's decision to call time on UK equity income holdings and what that says about the sector more widely.

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They discuss his principles for selecting a fund, how he mitigates risk and how he balances risk versus volatility.

James also explains what what he thinks really drives returns: fund selection or asset allocation.

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He also discusses with David Thorpe why AJ Bell is so keen on emerging markets at the moment and what purpose, if any, he sees for the growing number of active ETFs.

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This week Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe are joined by Ryan Paterson, portfolio manager at Schroder Investment Solutions, to discuss where he thinks we currently sit in these cycles and what action he's taking in response.

They also discuss some recent changes he has made to his portfolios and demand for ESG.

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They discuss whether equal-weight indices are the solution to concentration concerns, if China is too big to ignore for DFMs and they have a look at what did and didn't do well during the recent spate of volatility.

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He chats with Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe about the MPS solutions he has inherited and he reflects on the recent market volatility.

They also discuss where he is seeing risk on the horizon and whether he is planning on tweaking his new portfolios.

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This week Joseph Wilkins and Dave Baxter are joined by Freddy Colquhoun, investment director at JM Finn, to discuss this week's market volatility, his views on the economic outlook and whether there are any asset classes he thinks are particularly compelling at the moment.

They also discuss his views on the compelling valuations in the UK and what his outlook is for the home economy.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Ernst Knacke, head of investment research at Shard Capital, to discuss what he views as the greatest threat facing portfolios in the current environment and how he is safeguarding against it.

They also discuss his use of alternatives such as managed futures and gold, and his plans to launch his MPS proposition on platform later this year.

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But this week David Thorpe, Dave Baxter and Joseph Wilkins discuss the few active outperformers in the US market and how they have achieved this.

They also discuss whether portfolio managers are losing faith in Japan, which just a few months ago seemed to have made a resurgence, and they discuss the pros and cons of using specialist tech funds in light of Arbuthnot Latham's decision to buy a semiconductor fund.

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In the latest edition of the Asset Allocator Podcast, we speak to James Crocker of Albert E Sharp about why he's so nervous about the magnificent seven and their influence on the wider stock market.

They also weigh up the impact of a looming shift in monetary policy to cutting interest rates and its impact on allocations.

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They also discuss the AI boom and how he is approaching that within his portfolios and what he makes of the looming SDR regulations for portfolio managers.

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Plus Peter Rutter has left Royal London to set up on his own and Peter Saacke has left Artemis to become a maths teacher (a career trajectory also being followed by Baillie Gifford's Torcail Stewart).

On this week's podcast Dave Baxter, David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins have a chat about this spate of departures and the issue of what to do if a manager leaves more generally.

They also discuss the rush to small caps among some DFMs and where allocators go when they are feeling adventurous.

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This week, while David Thorpe enjoys himself in Portugal, Dave Baxter and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Natasha Ebtehadj who runs the Artemis Global Select fund, to discuss the themes which are driving her investment decisions.

In this edition of the Asset Allocator Podcast, which is sponsored by Artemis, they discuss the importance of scale, how she views the increasingly crucial semiconductor sector and why she has recently bought a Brazilian bank and what that says about the interest rate cycle.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Peter Dalglish, Parmenion's chief investment officer, to discuss the pros and cons of these funds.

They also discuss how he is allocating through a year full of elections and political risk, and they discuss how his fixed income allocations have shifted.

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In this week's edition of the podcast, which is sponsored by Artemis, Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe are joined by Henry Cobbe, head of research at Elston Consulting, to discuss the outlook for UK equities. They also discuss the dominance US equities have over global equity funds and what alternatives there are.

They also discuss the challenges of building portfolios for retirement in light of the FCA's recent review.

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In the latest edition of the Asset Allocator Podcast, Dave Baxter, Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe debate some recent comments by Sparrows Capital's chief investment officer that hunting down alpha is, ultimately, futile.

They also discuss the legacy of Neil Woodford on fund selection, the large US exposures in allocators' favourite global equity funds and they weigh up the pros and cons of a Chrysalis recovery play.

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He has a chat with David Thorpe, contributing editor on Asset Allocator, about why they are particularly attractive at the moment, how the make up of the high yield market has changed in recent years and the impact of looming monetary policy changes on high yield bonds.

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They also discuss the rising average exposure to commodities among allocators in our database and the recent surge in the price of gold, plus they talk about growth's continued dominance over value among fund launches.

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In this edition of the podcast, which is supported by Artemis, David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins talk to Ed Legget, who runs the Artemis UK Select fund, about the future prospects of UK equities.

They discuss why some UK equity active managers have struggled for performance, whether UK equities will continue to be this cheap, the impact of the looming general election and the low turnover in Legget's fund.

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They also discuss the state of the wider US economy and whether the divergence between inflation and interest rate expectations are causing her to shift her fixed income allocations.

Kelemen also explains whether she sees value in emerging markets due to shifting monetary policy.

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We spoke to Dinning about why he is seeing an opportunity in real assets, how he's adjusting his fixed income allocations and why he's particularly keen on investment trusts at the moment.

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In this week's podcast, which is supported by Artemis, David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Darius McDermott, who advises the Chelsea Managed Funds range, to discuss the extent to which the UK is currently a bargain compared to the US.

They also discuss his use of fixed income in an era of peak rates and the wide range of alternative funds which he uses.

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They also discuss the British Isa, which was launched earlier this month at the Budget, and the use of UK equities by some portfolio managers. Then they discuss bonds, alternatives and whether the turbulent economic period we are in will give rise to changing demands from portfolio managers.

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He joined David Thorpe, contributing editor on Asset Allocator, and Joseph Wilkins, funds correspondent on Asset Allocator, to talk about the changing face of emerging market investing, the role of China, and where he sees the next stage of emerging market growth coming from.

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But this week Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe have a chat with Mark Preskett, portfolio manager at Morningstar, to discuss the challenges of operational due diligence on boutique fund houses which have been set up by one fund manager.

They also discuss why he is taking a "patient" exposure to China and whether US multiples are sustainable.

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This week Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe are joined by Will Bartleet, chief investment officer at Pacific Asset Management, who has a higher exposure to emerging markets than his peers, to discuss his views on the region.

They also discuss his large exposure to global equity funds and how he uses alternatives.

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This week Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors Chronicle, Asset Allocator funds reporter Joseph Wilkins and contributing editor David Thorpe have a chat about the choices allocators are making in respect of India and China, and how this is reflected in the emerging market funds they are using.

They also discuss the issue of fund costs and the changing popularity of funds in the UK growth space.

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So on this week's podcast, which is supported by Artemis, David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Cormac Weldon, head of US equities at Artemis, to dissect matters.

They discuss the state of the US economy, whether the upcoming presidential election represents political risk, what has become of the American consumer and inevitably the Magnificent Seven.

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He joins Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe and they also discuss the challenges of the outsourced chief investment officer model and the recent restructuring of Hawksmoor's parent company Hurst Point.

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In this edition of the Asset Allocator Podcast, which is sponsored by Artemis, Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe are joined by Alex Harvey, senior portfolio manager at Momentum.

They discuss US equities, the outlook for the US economy, the dangers of style risk, the use of active and passive and the lure of cash in a higher rate environment.

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Fundsmith remains popular despite its three years of underperformance and this week David Thorpe, Joseph Wilkins and Dave Baxter get together to discuss why.

They also discuss the make-up of European equity funds including the rise of Novo Nordisk and the strong performance of the Italian stock market.

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This week we are joined by Stephen Snowden, head of fixed income at Artemis and manager of the Artemis Corporate Bond fund - the most popular corporate bond fund in our database, to discuss how he's viewing the world going into 2024.

He touches on his views on duration, what opportunities there are in high yield and what the biggest risks facing bond investors are in the coming year.

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They discuss how Jason is viewing fixed income as we enter the new year with yields having pushed higher over 2023 and why he thinks this represents a "major reset".

Jason then explains his thinking on UK equities given the recent falls in valuations and how he views the investment case for US large caps.

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They also make some outlandish predictions for 2024 in what is Asset Allocator's final podcast of 2023.

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This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by David Coombs, head of multi-asset at Rathbones, to debate whether this AI-fuelled surge is here to stay.

They also discuss government bonds, where Coombs is decidedly overweight compared to his peers, and Coombs' approach of investing directly in stocks rather than funds.

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They also discuss the fact DFMs have been finding it particularly hard to pick out-performing Japanese equity funds plus they consider the rising popularity of M&G Japan.

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They also discuss the recession outlook for the West and whether we have reached peak rates in the US and UK.

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They look at the UK equity income funds which are attracting the most attention and then they look further afield at the use of emerging market funds for income and the role of China.

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They discuss the challenges posed to products like Vanguard Lifestrategy by the breaking of the correlation between equities and fixed income, and whether this shift is likely to be permanent or not. They also discuss whether Vanguard would consider moving into the alternatives space and the challenges this poses for investor risk appetites.

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They discuss the fact allocators are overwhelmingly positive towards Japanese equities and they debate whether this optimism will eventually trickly into portfolios. They also discuss why DFMs may be feeling particularly negative towards US equities.

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They discuss the current state of fixed income and why Alex has been buying emerging market debt, they explore some of the equity market trends of 2023 so far including the strong start Japan had to the year and the AI-driven resurgence of US stocks. Finally they discuss the prospect of a bitcoin ETF which has been in the news recently, and whether this would have a role in portfolios.

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They discuss the uptick in allocations to global funds and the changing balance between equities and bonds. They also discuss how allocators have been adjusting their income portfolios.

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Evan-Cook came to prominence as a senior member of Premier Miton's multi-asset team, which he was a member of for 14 years before leaving in 2021.

As he launches his new multi-asset proposition, Evan-Cook joins David Thorpe and Dave Baxter to discuss what he's trying to do differently with the Downing Fox range of portfolios.

They discuss why he prefers to invest in smaller funds, why it's a good thing for DFMs to use global equity funds and the unique approach he is taking to portfolio construction.

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They also discuss the strong start to 2023 which Japanese equities have had, and how allocators seem indifferent to this.

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They discuss the success of smaller funds and firms this year and the fact investment trusts have had a more successful year in 2023 than in last year's edition of the 100 Club.

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In this episode, which was recorded live on LinkedIn, David Thorpe, contributing editor on Asset Allocator, and Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors' Chronicle, have a chat about the funds which fall into those categories.

They also have a chat about US Treasuries, ahead of the looming debt ceiling deadline and how DFMs are getting exposure to them - if at all.

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There is an ongoing debate at the moment between those who are proofing against inflation, and those who are proofing against a recession. Can portfolio managers do both at the same time?

This week Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors Chronicle, and David Thorpe, investment editor on FTAdviser, are joined by Olivia Geldenhuys, investment director at Schroder Investment Solutions, to discuss this and whether the 60/40 portfolio is back (if indeed it ever went away).

They also discuss the thorny issue of timing an exit from a fund.

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They then move on to discuss the state of income portfolios more broadly and they discuss the continued outflows from UK equities, and whether the UK market is too focused on dividends over growth.

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This week David Thorpe, contributing editor on FTAdviser, and Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors' Chronicle, have a chat with Dan James, head of asset management at Charles Stanley, about portfolio construction in inflationary times.

They discuss income, the apparent break down in the correlation between bonds and equities, and the challenges of diversification.

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They also discuss the fallout of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and how some of the most popular US equity funds among DFMs have large exposures to financial stocks.

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They then move onto Abrdn's announcement this week to sell its DFM business to LGT and why they found it a bit of a perplexing move.

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They discuss the relative attractiveness of different types of bonds, how Alena views the UK equity market at the moment and whether it is inevitable that taking income from capital gains will become the norm for income-seeking clients.

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They discuss the barbell approach which some DFMs appear to be taking towards fixed income duration, the use of infrastructure and the move away from more niche assets like music royalties.

On the equity side, they discuss the ever-growing popularity of Ninety One Global Environment which was only launched in late 2019 and how the equity income mix might change.

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So how can this circle be squared? To find out, we had a chat with Fahad Kamal, chief investment officer at Kleinwort Hambros, and Georgina Taylor, head of multi-asset at Invesco.

They discuss whether valuations are particularly attractive at the moment, whether the cyclicality of the FTSE 100 is a positive and the pros and cons of equity income funds.

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They discuss how income investors fared better than others during 2022, the trend among DFMs away from using strategic bond funds, and they reflect on last year's rotation from growth to value investing, and how it might pan out in the coming year.

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They discuss where Alex looked to find protection during the year's market turmoil, the outlook for 2023 and the challenges of trying to time a "the most forecasted recession ever".

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They discuss the ongoing risks within equities and why he has sold out of multi-asset style funds. Fahad also explains why he's considering high-yield bonds and he weighs up the pros and cons of these assets versus emerging market debt.

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They also discuss why he likes the "Jurassic Park" nature of UK equities, his use of trackers and how he has shaken up his alternatives holdings recently.

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Thompson tells us why and how he's preparing for a hard landing, how he's thinking of adjusting his bond holdings as we reach an interest rate "tipping point" and whether fixed income will continue to play an important role as ballast in portfolios given its volatility.

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They also discuss how Atomos's split from the wider Sanlam Group is changing the way its portfolios are managed.

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He also discusses Parmenion's historic preference for direct property over infrastructure and why that is changing. Jasper also explains his approach to equity income and why Parmenion is the only DFM in the Asset Allocator database to use passive funds for UK equity income.

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(NB - this podcast was recorded before the Bank of England launched its £65bn bond-buying programme which caused gilt markets to recover sharply)

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They discuss why a "changing tide" in manufacturing is the reason Matthew has moved underweight equities, and why he has been sceptical about US equities in particular for a while.

Matthew also explains why he's keen on market neutral funds amid the bond sell-off seen this year - even though he doesn't see them as a panacea.

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They discuss the higher than average equity allocation within James's portfolios compared to other DFMs - 77 per cent in his balanced portfolio - and why he might start looking to cut his overweight. They also explore why James and his team are looking at government bonds after being underweight these for several years.

James also explains why he regrets not increasing his exposure to absolute return funds last year.

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She has a chat with David Thorpe, contributing editor at FTAdviser, and Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors' Chronicle, to discuss the challenges of understanding what an ESG fund will do and the potential pitfalls of fund labelling.

They discuss the value of engagement versus divestment and the challenges of diversification - specifically the lack of alternative asset funds. Jane also explains why Charles Stanley is looking into creating portfolios with specific climate targets and how they are going about that.

The Asset Allocator Podcast will be taking a short summer break and will return in early September.

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They discuss the danger of fund managers "changing their spots" by adapting their investment style to fit the changing macroeconomic environment, John explains why the portfolios he runs have a higher exposure to European equities than other DFMs, and they explore why the argument for using active management in regions such as the US has been weakened in recent months.

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They discuss the outlook for the rest of 2022 and why James is sceptical about the idea of a rotation to value, they explore how James has been keeping his portfolios afloat during the past six months and they weigh up the issues of being underweight both equities and fixed income and the use of alternatives.

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This week FTAdviser contributing editor David Thorpe and Investors' Chronicle funds editor Dave Baxter are joined by Ninety One's head of multi-asset income John Stopford to discuss the role of bonds in portfolios and whether the long period of tailwinds for bonds are behind us.

The also discuss the options for alternative diversification and the sectors where income can be found at the moment.

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He joins David Thorpe, contributing editor of FTAdviser, and Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors Chronicle, to discuss the areas he's looking to move into as a result of his positive outlook.

Gutteridge also explains why he is moving into government bonds despite his optimism and he weighs up the prospects of a recession and its impacts.

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They discuss whether the considerable and persistent outflows seen from UK equities in recent years is a reaction to shorter-term market factors or a sign that investors are falling out of love with the idea of "home bias".

Overall, since the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016 there have been outflows of more than £21bn from UK equity funds.

They also discuss whether bonds are cheap yet, and whether the way valuation is communicated is a help or a hinderence.

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They why James thinks commodity price rises may become "demand destructive", which could lead to inflation falling. They also discuss other reasons why James thinks there will be a decline in inflation.

James also explains why he is concerned about sterling appreciating in value, why his allocation to real assets is at the highest level it has ever been at and what he looks for when investing in commodities.

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Quilter's Wealthselect range has recently expanded to include an ESG version, so David and Stuart discuss the challenges of building an ESG portfolio, how to avoid over-exposed to growth and how he uses thematic funds.

They also discuss why Stuart was "right for the wrong reasons" when he recently dialled down the equity exposure and increased bond and alternatives exposure in the broader Wealthselect range, and why he is planning to "sit tight" for now rather than make any further changes.

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They also discuss why Chris has started using absolute return funds again for the first time in several years, the prospects for alternatives such as gold and property, and what the movement of bond yields is telling us about fixed income.

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They also discuss the pros and cons of investing in assets such as music royalties and shipping, and they discuss whether the value rally might last longer than some predict.

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They also discuss his decision last year to reduce his exposure to technology, why he is investing in agriculture, and how inflation is making it a tricky time to enter the commodity market.

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They also discuss whether the rotation to value might last, the possibilities of a monetary policy error and why she is using alternative investments. They also chat about how to be defensive in 2022, given the problems fixed income has faced so far this year.

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They also discuss the use of passives in more niche markets, whether he's expecting more volatility over the next few years and whether he thinks we are entering a period when asset allocators are going to have to be more nimble with their market positions, rather than taking a longer-term view of their allocations.

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