Tactical change – 20 July 2023

Trevor Greetham, Head of Multi Asset at Royal London Asset Management, has made a tactical change to the asset allocation of the Governed Portfolios (GPs) and Governed Retirement Income Portfolios (GRIPs).

What’s changing?

With inflation continuing to fall and the near-term global growth picture remaining supportive we remain overweight equities. However, we have taken some profits and reduced the size of this overweight with investor sentiment now at euphoric levels following the strong year-to-date rally.  Elsewhere, we have reduced an underweight position in commodities, moving towards neutral.  Commodities have been weak this year but we are starting to see signs of troughing over recent weeks, especially with the peak interest rates in sight, which could provide tailwind for the asset class with on-going geopolitical risks.

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