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The September 2008 quarter was an extremely volatile period for financial markets, which only got more volatile as we moved into October. Despite quick and decisive action by central banks and governments to stabilise the financial system, it will take time for confidence to rebuild. We expect this to happen gradually as the value of the action that has been taken begins to take effect, and as investors increasingly recognise the good value now on offer in many markets.
Chief Investment Officer, Russell Clarke, explains.
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Manager changes
07/11/08: We continue to seek opportunities to enhance the Mercer Multi-Manager Funds. Three new alternative assets managers were appointed recently, increasing diversity across agricultural commodities (Global Commodities), broader commodities (H3) and managed futures (Winton Capital). The commodities managers have just been appointed following falls in that sector, and we have deliberately chosen managers with a more ‘absolute return’ orientation. We have also added Fidelity into the manager mix for overseas shares (small companies) and CBRE into the overseas listed property fund.
Find out more about our new managers
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