MoneyAM Fund Centre

Quick Stats

Fund Objective

The Fund aims to provide a combination of income and long-term capital growth. It looks to outperform a composite index over rolling 3-year periods, after the deduction of charges. The Fund is actively managed, and invests at least 80% of its assets in other funds. The Fund usually invests in other Threadneedle funds, however, funds managed by companies outside the Threadneedle group may also be held, when this is considered appropriate. These funds may invest worldwide. The Fund focuses on investment in funds providing exposure to bonds (including corporate and government bonds), and to a lesser extent, funds investing in equities (company shares), particularly the shares of UK companies. The balance of the exposure between these different asset types may vary over time, however, equity exposure will usually not exceed 35% of the Fund’s value, under normal market conditions. The Fund may also hold money market instruments, deposits, cash, and near cash. Derivatives may be used with the aim of reducing risk or managing the Fund more efficiently, and up to 20% of the value of the Fund may be invested in funds that use derivatives for investment purposes. The composite index is representative of the Fund’s investment exposure, and provides a suitably weighted target benchmark of of global investment grade bonds (hedged to sterling), investment grade sterling-denominated bonds, global equities (excluding the UK), UK equities, and cash, against which Fund performance can be evaluated over time.

Fund Managers

Alex Lyle

Alex Lyle is Head of Managed Funds, EMEA. In this role he takes responsibility for a large number of the company’s managed funds, is a member of the Asset Allocation Committee and is a key investment contact between the company and a number of its major clients.He joined the company in 1994 and was appointed Joint Head of UK / European Equity teams in 1999 and became Head of Managed Funds in 2003.Alex started his career at Hambros Bank’s¹ Unit Trust Division, which was acquired by Allied Dunbar² in 1981 and subsequently became part of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited in 1994. He managed UK equity portfolios for more than 20 years. He has a degree in Geography from Oxford University.