What's New In Investments, Funds? - Sanlam UK, Deutsche Bank WM

Editorial Staff

16 April 2020

Sanlam UK
In a sign of the times, has launched a set of “strategic asset allocation ETF-based funds” designed to help investors navigate unstable markets.

The funds are composed of exchange traded funds; the wealth management firm’s chief investment officer has a basic view about how assets should be meshed together and then the firm wraps a together ETFs to make a fund that reflects that view.

The new funds tap into the long-term view of the chief investment officer’s team, including structural economic shifts lasting a decade or more. Clients also have the option to invest in funds using Deutsche Bank’s systematic hedging strategies, known as “risk-return engineering”, which is designed to add downside protection, the firm said in a statement.

"Effective strategic asset allocation does not claim to have perfect knowledge of future asset class returns,” Christian Nolting, global chief investment officer for Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, said.

“However, we do it not only via analysis of risk and return, but also through an in-depth understanding of correlations between asset classes.”