While we remain defensive and adopt a more cautious approach on equities, we continue to advocate that investors diversify their core portfolio with actively-managed, multi-asset strategies to navigate potentially rocky terrain ahead.
In terms of fixed income, we continue to advise investors to seek exposure to high quality paper in a diversified manner to minimise single-issuer risk.
At the same time, given the prospect of a faster than expected pace of rate hikes in the coming years, investors should minimise duration risk in their portfolio by taking exposure to short-duration strategies.
Our favoured low volatility fund options include:
Fixed Income
LionGlobal Short Duration
Bond Fund
- Attractive risk and return trade-off with low to moderate risk exposure (average credit rating of BBB as of June 2016)
- Potentially higher returns than fixed deposits
- Relatively lower duration – less risky should there be a rise in interest rates
- Potential quarterly payout of 2.5 per cent per annum
Fixed Income
Fullerton USD Income Fund
- Diversified portfolio of primarily investment grade fixed income or debt securities (at least 70 per cent)
- Opportunistically invest in non-investment grade bonds of up to 30 per cent of portfolio value to enhance returns
- Aim to invest at least 50 per cent of the fund’s NAV into U.S. Dollar denominated bonds in normal market conditions
- The fund offers 5 different share classes, with potential distributions, paid quarterly
Mixed Assets
BlackRock Global Funds -
Global Multi-Asset Income Fund
- Gain access to traditional and non-traditional asset classes to search for yield
- The Fund targets a lower volatility than the benchmark
- Leverage on BlackRock’s global investment and risk management expertise - over 120 investment teams in 30 countries
- Potential monthly income of about 5-6 per cent per annum
Mixed Assets
Schroder Asian Income Fund
- Gain from an active asset allocation strategy which aims to maximise yield and total return in different market environments
- Defensive strategy with a focus on capital preservation
- Potential monthly payouts of around 5 per cent per annum
JPMorgan Global
Macro Opportunities Fund
- Multi-strategy and multi-asset theme, with daily liquidity
- Leveraging on 8 global macro themes to generate performance
- Diversification across equities, fixed income, derivatives, currency & volatility – Dynamic allocation between traditional and sophisticated instruments aims to lower correlation within the portfolio
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