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Clients’ increasing appetite for alternative investments

According to a leading barometer of global investment trends, the world’s wealthy held 14% of their assets in alternative investments in 2014, increasing their allocation from 10% the year before. A variety of factors suggests an appetite for alternatives will keep on rising as more affluent investors come to appreciate the important part they can […]

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Portfolio

Should you be
more cautious with
your investment portfolio?

Despite what those who are bearish on the equity markets might say, the bull run in equities over the past six years has not been driven by loose monetary policy alone. One must concede that a low interest rate environment and Quantitative Easing have provided support for equities in recent years, but also not forget […]

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Alternative Investments

Power-up your
portfolio with
private equity

While traditional assets will form the bulk of most portfolios, investing in private companies could really boost performance and diversification. Here, Matt Taylor, managing partner at Rockpool Investments, explains how his firm offers a different approach to private equity. Investing in profitable private companies is an increasingly attractive option for individual investors as returns from […]

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