Onwards and upwards

Although the multi-manager market is relatively young, it is a growth area attracting a lot of competitive interest, making it one to keep an eye on

Picking a winner

Choosing the best multi-manager from a growing number of high-performing candidates is no easy task when investors have to pass over the reins of control to what is essentially an unknown quantity, says Gregor Watt

The rise and rise of manager-of-managers

If 2003 was a bumper year for the manager-of-managers (MoM) business, then 2004 was a vintage year. The slow-burning fuse that is a familiar feature of many developments associated with institutional pensions industry, has been smouldering for a while now, but it is now showing signs of igniting.

Hot, hot, hot

After years of being regarded as an interesting idea on the fringes of asset management, manager-of-managers has hit the mainstream, with 2003 proving to be a bumper year for multi-managers, says Katie Hope

The waiting game

Claims that the time for manager of manager funds was nigh have proved overly optimistic, again. Nevertheless the industry still insists the sector’s time will come. Pádraig Floyd examines a frustrating 12 months