Multi-Manager

Multi-Manager

Multi-manager investment is where an investment manager, such as Investment Solutions, appoints a combination of managers to manage assets on a portfolio basis. Our core activity involves continually researching and monitoring the global investment manager universe to select the best managers, given specific evaluation criteria and investment goals. This process enables high quality managers to be identified and blended into diversified portfolios. The benefits of Multi-Management include:

Diversification
Greater investment diversification across both asset classes and managers, which helps reduce investment risk and deliver more consistent returns. Investment Solutions believes that no single investment strategy can consistently outperform as investment styles regularly come in and out of favour. We aim to minimise periods of underperformance by blending managers of contrasting styles and investment approaches to achieve a smoother return pattern.

Outsourced manager research
Assessing and monitoring fund managers is time-consuming and requires specialist skills and processes that trustees have little experience of.

Access to fund managers
Multi-managers can provide access to specialist fund managers that are typically out of reach for smaller investors.

Cost savings
Resulting from the competitive fee arrangements a multi-manager can negotiate with specialist managers and other service providers such as custodians.

Consolidated reporting and unit pricing
Providing regular updates on the value of investments and consolidated performance reports.