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MSIM warns over 'tick-box' approach to alternatives diversification

Nyree Stewart

22 August 2007 •

SCHEME trustees must avoid "ticking boxes" when looking at diversification into alternatives, Morgan Stanley Investment Management warns.

Executive director Richard Lockwood said that as “mis-matched” assets and liabilities became more apparent, employers were talking to trustees about ways to avoid volatility. He said some schemes...

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