Launched in 2007, this fund seeks to provide positive returns over rolling 12-month periods and cash +4% returns over rolling 3-year periods. To do this, it invests directly in fixed income, equities, property, alternatives and cash, with the managers looking for low correlation of returns between assets where possible, and low volatility in the fund’s overall exposure. The mix of assets depends on the managers interpretation of macroeconomic data, corporate activity, political risk and the interest rate/inflation outlook.
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Richard Kaye has been living in Japan for the past 30 years. In this podcast he tells us about the Silicon Valley of Japan; why there are more women as a percentage of the workforce than in the US; why the country has ‘cool’ brands wider Asia wants to buy; and explains that, as a nation with no natural resources, Japan also has a lower carbon...
From animal testing to weapons, tobacco to doorstep lending, there are many ‘unethical’ practices that Bryn Jones excludes from the Rathbone Ethical Bond fund. He talks to us about the companies the excludes and the positive traits he looks for, as well as the growing opportunities in renewable energy. He also explains his thinking about human...
Manager Matthew Brett talks to us about how improvements in machine vision and artificial intelligence have led to robots being used more widely, tells us how Japanese strength in component manufacturing is benefiting from these advances, and explains why a Chinese internet giant and Japan’s second richest man, are both making a software company...