Talking PointAug 31 2023

Building a thematic investment portfolio

  • Identify prominent themes in thematic investing
  • Explain barriers to investing for retail clients
  • Explain how clients like to include thematic funds in their portfolios
  • Identify prominent themes in thematic investing
  • Explain barriers to investing for retail clients
  • Explain how clients like to include thematic funds in their portfolios
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Building a thematic investment portfolio
How do thematic funds fit into a portfolio?
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Climate change and digitalisation are among the key trends driving the development of thematic investment portfolios.

With thematic funds typically built around long-term trends, it is also an approach that is said to require a different mindset, as it focuses on themes linked to macroeconomic, geopolitical and technological trends, and can span multiple continents and industries. 

Meanwhile, the perceived complexity of thematic strategies can sometimes deter investors or advisers who are comfortable with conventional methods of investing.

This report, which will explore the perceived barriers to investing and how thematic funds fit into a portfolio, is worth 30 minutes of CPD.

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Approx.30min
Please answer the six multiple choice questions below in order to bank your CPD. Multiple attempts are available until all questions are correctly answered.
  1. Which of the following are long-term trends that Jerry Thomas says will endure?
  2. According to Jerry Thomas, what is it about thematic strategies that can deter investors and advisers?
  3. According to Jerry Thomas, what are advisers focusing on in their portfolios to manage risk effectively?
  4. True or false, according to Gillian Diesen, one way clients include thematic funds within their portfolios is as satellites to core allocation
  5. According to Dan James, what is one of the issues with risk-profiling tools lending themselves to a portfolio construction technique that is focused on the level of risk assets in the form of equities?
  6. Why do some advisers avoid advising single-theme funds to clients?
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