Asian investors tweaking on margins amid global uncertainty

Asset allocators in Asia will continue to try to boost returns at the margins of their active portfolios this year in light of generally low yields and high levels of uncertainty, say senior fund industry executives. A year that carries so much uncertainty at a political level – with a new US president-elect in the form of Donald Trump, elections across Europe and the ongoing challenges of Brexit – will colour investors’ judgement above all, causing cautious investors to revise th…