Asset managers in risk-on mode

THERE’S a time when investments run their course and the prudent move is to cash out. For global asset managers who’ve ridden double-digit gains in equities for three straight years, that time is not now.

“Our expectation of solid growth and easier monetary and fiscal policies supports a risk-on tilt in our multi-asset portfolios. We remain overweight stocks and credit,” says Sylvia Sheng, global multi-asset strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.