In this podcast Guy Foster, Head of Research is talking to Euan Monroe the architect of the Standard Life’s Global Absolute Return Strategies Funds. Euan goes on to explain how the GARS funds promises to revolutionise the asset management industry, the investment philosophy and approach he is now implementing at Aviva investments. Guy asks what is wrong with the status quo in asset management, as well as considering how will money be managed in the future and where can investors fund returns in a low-return environment?

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