Tactical change – 07 August 2025

Published  07 August 2025
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The Multi Asset Team at Royal London Asset Management have made a tactical change to the asset allocation of the Governed Portfolios (GPs) and Governed Retirement Income Portfolios (GRIPs).

What’s changing?

Stock markets have extended their rally over recent weeks, marking a third consecutive month of gains. Despite an uncertain macro backdrop and persistently elevated policy uncertainty, this strength in stocks has been underpinned by a strong start to corporate earnings season, alongside a series of positive economic data surprises. We are adding to equities at the margin, increasing our overweight position. Elsewhere, we remain neutral on commodities, and retain our modest underweight position in bonds.

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Latest tactical positions

  Overweight Neutral Underweight
Equities Increased    
Property     No change
Commodities     No change
High Yield Bonds Decreased    
Government Bonds     No change
Index Linked Bonds     Increased
Corporate Bonds No change    
Asset-Backed Securities   No change  
Absolute Return Strategies (including cash)     Decreased

The type of change noted is in relation to the last tactical allocation, position in table is the current tactical weighting of the asset class.

For individual portfolio changes, please see factsheets.