For professional use only ABOUT US CONTACT US AIMING HIGH IS IN OUR NATURE RISK-TARGETED SOLUTIONS FOR ONGOING SUITABILITY BEING ACTIVE IS IN OUR NATURE BUILT TO WITHSTAND ANY CONDITIONS LONG-TERM VISION IS IN OUR NATURE Home INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS FUNDS PRICES & PERFORMANCE LITERATURE NEWS & INSIGHT REAL ESTATE FINANCE WE ARE CANADA LIFE INVESTMENTS Canada Life Investments is a UK-based asset manager responsible for managing more than £33bn of equities, fixed income and property*. We have been active in the UK for more than 100 years, having first established our life insurance business here in 1903. Our focus is on the long term and we believe that active management is the best way to add value for our clients and generate superior returns. At the heart of our business is a range of investment solutions designed to meet investors’ needs. We have expertise investing in equities, fixed income and property, and offer a range of open-ended funds (OEICs) that cover UK and international equities and bonds, as well as multi-asset strategies. * As at 31/08/15 READ MORE ABOUT US BUY OUR FUNDS FEATURED VIDEO - CF CANLIFE TOTAL RETURN FUND LACK OF DOMESTIC DEMAND CHALLENGES EMERGING MARKETS AUG-15 MARKET INSIGHTS WHY ASSET CLASS DIVERSIFICATION REMAINS ATTRACTIVE Multi-asset fund managers are often asked for their outlook for returns, but we think that a topic that deserves equal attention, and rarely gets it, is the correlation between stocks and bonds. This one statistic provides a breadth of information about the value of diversification at any point in time, but like expected returns, all we ever really have is an estimate of what the correlation will be going forward. MORE AUG-15 - MARKET INSIGHTS MULTI-ASSET VIEW: DEVELOPED MARKETS APPEAR ATTRACTIVE In the current environment, we believe that developed markets appear attractive, while China has become an area of concern. In the US, our outlook for equities remains mixed as valuations approach the top quartile of their historical averages. While market gains have been modest this year, we believe investors should be cognisant of the risks in a bull market that has entered its seventh year. MORE AUG-15 MARKET INSIGHTS CHINA WEAKNESS IS NOT ALL GLOOM David Marchant CIO believes that whilst we shouldn't be complacent bearing in mind that equity markets can often be a good signal of trouble ahead, the recent heavy falls on Chinese stock markets are not sufficient to bring about a global economic downturn, but volatilty will remain. MORE SEP-15 NEWS STRENGTHENING SALES TEAM Ian Goulsbra joined Canada Life Investments at the beginning of September as Senior Sales Director, responsible for promoting the company’s offering in the UK discretionary market. Ian adds extensive experience to the team having previously had senior roles at Royal London Asset Management, Premier Asset Management and ISIS Asset Management. MORE JUL-15 MARKET INSIGHTS RESILIENCE OF UK EQUITY MARKET BODES WELL For much of 2015 the UK stock market has been stuck in a rut as positive momentum has been offset by pockets of negative sentiment. In many ways the outcome of May’s general election should have contributed to a market rally, but the market’s positive reaction to a shock majority Conservative government was quickly negated by Greece’s prolonged negotiations with creditors and debate over the timing of an interest rate rise in the US and UK. 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