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Just like in any industry, the world of investing has its own particular terminology and taxonomy. Nowhere is this more apparent than in...

In this article I take us a step further and show how to choose a multi-asset fund, explain the importance of asset allocation, and look...

To understand why multi-asset funds have evolved it is vital to understand two key things about traditional balanced funds: first, how...

The concept of multi-asset investing is not new, based as it is on allocating across various asset classes, such as equities, fixed...

The concept of multi-asset investing has existed for many years, and many investors hold multi-asset funds in their retirement portfolio....

Over Chinese New Year I went trekking in Nepal. On the long drive to the starting point we were held up at a roadblock by villagers who...

John Authers asserts (“Quest for test of investment skill persists”, January 11) that nobody can tell which “investors are more skilled...

From Reuters My note: The observation the EM affiliates outperform was that Hugh Young and his team at Aberdeen had been aware of for...

From The FT My note: The observation the EM affiliates outperform was that Hugh Young and his team at Aberdeen had been aware of for...

Some domestic US fund managers argue that investors need not bother with emerging markets: they can obtain exposure to emerging market...

As creators of credit, banks are in a very privileged position. To create a loan, the equivalent of making a sale for other companies,...

In spite of its troubled past - or perhaps because of it - Thailand has always been considered the quintessential emerging market. In the...

Whether in skill games like Poker or luck games like Blackjack, repeatable success requires tilting the odds in your favour, then betting...

2010 was notable, given continued weakness in most of the developed world, for the strong performance of many regional economies. More...

How should you judge whether a fund’s fees are worth paying? This can be a very hard question to answer in an industry where the...

Is it possible to find a simple measure that identifies skilful active managers and thus funds that will produce good returns?...

The active versus passive management debate is intensifying. In FTfm the two sides have traded increasingly hostile blows, with the most...

During his state of the Union address President Obama pledged to double Americas exports over the next five years, precisely the strategy...