The benefits of diversification

Our investment approach for managing multi-asset funds focuses on determining and managing asset allocation strategies through both our strategy group and also through our multi-asset group who invest in external ‘best of the best’ fund managers’ pooled funds.

Strategy group: The team’s work is focused on adding value in areas where market direction is an integral part of the overall investment solution. The team has a dedicated resource focused on economic analysis and also draws from the significant analytical resource across Insight. The research output forms a critical part of our asset allocation investment decisions and also forms part of the broader information set used by all of Insight’s investment professionals.

Multi-asset group: We have been managing multi-asset solutions since 2003. Our multi-asset group has a diverse yet complementary background of experience that we believe adds another layer of strength to our process. The key to success in any portfolio of investments is the performance of the underlying assets, however consistently selecting the right assets takes an enormous amount of research and skill. It is also important to have a balanced and diversified portfolio investing across asset classes such as equities, fixed income and property.   

Managed on an absolute return (cash plus) basis, our multi-asset range of funds, Diversified Target Return, Dynamic Return, High Income and Wealth Builder Balanced are managed as multi-manager, ‘best of breed’ funds combined with the use of derivatives, seeking to manage risk but also target return.   

At Insight, our multi-asset funds have varying risk targets to ensure we are taking the appropriate level of risk for the return you are seeking, picking the right funds to achieve these goals.