Artisan Partners On a Global Asset Allocation Approach

Global equity strategies offer investors a mechanism to reduce portfolio overlap, besides simplifying asset allocation decisions, according to Artisan Partners.

In a recent note titled “An institutional approach to using global equity mutual funds”, Artisan Partners points out institutional investors have recognized the merits of global investing by incorporating global equity mandates into portfolios at a faster clip.

Artisan Partners suggests fund investors can also embrace such strategies by making modest adjustments to their traditional asset allocation models.

Institutional investors embrace global investment strategies

Artisan Partners points out that sophisticated institutional investors have been adapting to globalization by incorporating global mandates at a faster pace. This is evidenced from the following graph wherein...