argent's guide

• Asset allocation
• Active management
• Hedge & specialist funds
• Service options

Asset allocation

Argent’s philosophy is to seek the best, long term, returns for clients within an acceptable level of market based risk. What constitutes “acceptable” in this context is defined by the client and is dependent upon each client’s attitude to risk. This has led to the development of a range of portfolio models, from very cautious to adventurous, which employ more asset classes than are to be found in a “managed” fund. For example, in addition to UK Equities, International Equities, Fixed Interest and Cash, Argent builds exposure to commercial property and “fund of fund” Hedge Funds into its portfolios – the latter with the specific intention of reducing the volatility of the overall portfolio. The reason for this level of diversity is that different asset classes move in different directions according to variable market forces. Over a full economic cycle, each class will almost certainly experience at least one period of relative ascendancy.