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Distribution Verve
Distribution Verve: Ed Poulter of Arcus Investment
The current thinking and future plans of heads of distribution at asset management groups
Mean Reversion Machine
Mean Reversion Machine – GW08: Outside the box
A regular excuse to use fantasy football as a metaphor for portfolio management
Analysis
Boutique Critique: Merlin Fidelis Emerging Markets
Boutique investment firms – when done right – can offer a distinct ‘edge’, writes Alex Paget
Opinion
Intelligence briefing
The chairman of the insignificantly sized investment company TwoHoots Asset Management ponders what lies in the AI of the beholder
Better business
Paul Ilott: Can multi-asset solve the ‘safe withdrawal rate’ puzzle?
A handful of multi-asset income funds deliver patterns of income that could help address sequencing risk
What does a Takaichi presidency mean for Japan and its markets?
Plenty of challenges still await but the outlook for Japan appears to have strengthened
Mean Reversion Machine – GW07: Big halo to Gabriel
Absolute Insight: Liquid alts – the under-owned diversifier
Why, asks Ian Willings, are liquid alternatives so hated by fund-buyers?
Findlay Franklin: Navigating a new era of market dynamics
The multi-strategy approach demanded by today’s uncertain markets does not begin and end with allocation
Mean Reversion Machine – GW06: Semenyo Theory
Peter Wasko: Highlights and hurdles – the case for Europe
Amid tariffs, export pressures and regulations, is simply ‘not being America’ enough?
Mean Reversion Machine – GW05: No more going with the Flo
Absolute Insight: Why bonds ‘must try harder’
Ian Willings offers half-year report cards for two very different ‘classes’ of investment – bonds and absolute return
Xiadong Bao: Will semiconductors remain AI’s centre of gravity?
Or could they merely be the first stage of a broader cycle? The answer will depend on monetisation
Why relationships are becoming the real competitive advantage
Wealth transfer is not the start of a client journey, argues Alex Tsepaev, but the moment advisers start to notice...
Is £1bn now the magic number for investment trusts?
Cherry Reynard takes a closer look at whether trusts should aim for scale or specialism
