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AAC DEBRIEF

The Asset Allocation Committee (AAC) recommended reducing the Absolute Return exposure in favour of Gold reflecting the metal’s changing fortunes offering more inflationary protection than paper money.

 

  • Reduced Fulcrum Income Fund
  • Reduced Aegon Global Short Dated High Yield
  • Increased Shares Physical Gold

 

The following changes were therefore driven by market movements

 

  • Reduced Vanguard S&P 500
  • Reduced Vanguard FTSE Dev Europe ex UK (RP6)
  • Increased Fidelity MSCI Japan
  • Increased Xtrackers CSI 300

August Overview

Global markets delivered strong gains in August, supported by resilient economic data, robust corporate earnings and continued AI investment. The MSCI World Index rose 2.6% (in USD), with Asia and emerging market equities gaining 3.4%.....

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  • Guinness Global Investors uses RBC Brewin Dolphin as an investment adviser for the Multi Asset Fund range

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