
The second annual online report where pension sponsors and their scheme representatives analyse the issues faced in utilising diversified growth and multi-asset funds, including the challenges of transparency, benchmarking and identifying a fund manager’s skill base, experience and resources.
The Diversified Growth Funds (DGF’s) industry has taken an almost vertical climb in popularity in just the first few years of their mass market existence, due to their limited risk profile and access to all market environments. The fact that they provide a wide mixture of assets through one fund managers has however worked against them with several schemes expressing concern about how one fund manager can truly perform across a number of asset and strategy areas. Questions have also arisen around the issue of fees and whether they can be justified based on the added value DGF’s are offering over competing funds.
The 2011 edition of Investing in Diversified Growth & Multi-Asset Funds will look at the challenges through the eyes of the end users and will assess how the DGF industry is evolving as well as the issues and opportunities driving it forward.
Key issues the report will address include:
- Benchmarking and measuring Diversified Growth Fund’s performance
- Assessing DGF fund manager’s skill base, experience and resources
- The issue of fees and management charges
- The European perspective on Diversified Growth Funds
- Choosing alternatives as a DGF manager
- Communicating the benefits of a Diversified Growth Funds to clients
This will be an ideal opportunity for key players and thought leaders in the industry to share their opinions and present their views.
Key service and product providers this report is suitable for include:
- Diversified Growth Fund / multi asset fund mangers
- Pension consultants
- Actuaries
- Member communication
- Hedge fund, private equity, and other alternative investment mangers







