Managed Futures have performed well through bull and bear market by demonstrating positive correlation in bull markets, but most importantly, by turning negatively correlated in bear markets. In this report we will examine how Managed Futures funds have performed in equity bear markets and how historically they have added true diversification to investor portfolios.

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As an asset class, convertible bonds have historically offered better returns than equities with fewer and less severe drawdowns. In this report, we will outline some of the arguments in favour of employing convertible bonds as a major allocation in investor portfolios. We will focus on the long term returns for the asset class, how an allocation can help reduce overall portfolio risk and why they still offer value today.

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Managed Futures funds (also referred to as CTAs, trend followers and systematic traders) seek to identify trends, with buy and sell signals spotted by computer models analysing hundreds of markets and securities globally. These funds have been in existence for over 30 years and total assets in the strategy are in excess of $200bn. The UK is home to some of the best known funds including AHL, Aspect, BlueTrend and Winton.

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In July 2010 the Chinese Government finally opened the Renminbi (RMB) to international trading in Hong Kong. This allowed investors to hold physical currency and gain positive yield in RMB for the first time. RBS projects that Renminbi deposits in Hong Kong will rise to RMB 700bn–800bn by the end of 2011 – while Goldman Sachs forecasts that total RMB deposits in Hong Kong could rise to RMB 2 trillion in the next 3 to 5 years.

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Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITS) legislation was first implemented in 1985. Recent figures from the European Fund and Asset Management Association show total UCITS assets across all strategies now stand at about $7 trillion.

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