Portfolio Adviser

Portfolio Adviser aims to be a comprehensive monthly guide for intermediaries and advisers who make investment decisions on behalf of their clients, whether that be asset allocation, fund selection or portfolio construction.

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DECEMBER 2008

* PA Fund Awards 2008 supplement
This year the Portfolio Adviser Fund Awards rewarded 16 fund managers in what are incredibly difficult times. An independent judging panel was asked where they would invest their money today, across each category, and here we profile the winning funds. Click here to read the supplement

* Fixed income: Far East bonds
Equity funds investing in the region have enjoyed a tremendous boom from its vigorous economic growth. But Neal Underwood asks what Far East bond funds have to offer investors looking for an alternative way of investing in the region. Click here to read the article

* Alternatives: Funds of hedge funds
UK investors tend to stick to the domestic and developed markets when allocating parts of their portfolios to funds of hedge funds, but they could be missing out by not tapping into the macro factors driving the Asian growth story. Click here to read the article

* Fund selector: Asia Pacific ex Japan
As we look at the best-performing funds in this sector, Collins Stewart's Justin Oliver believes that the region will lag behind when the global economy starts to recover. Click here to read the article

* Investment strategies: Commodities

The short-term story for commodity funds does not paint a rosy picture following the sharp falls in oil and energy prices. But Rob Griffin looks at the different ways to access the theme to take advantage of the long-term outlook. Click here to read the article