An unprecedented period of central bank intervention has provided a strong tailwind to risk assets of all kinds. Equity market returns have had a remarkable run with exceptionally low volatility and bonds just some out of a multi decade bull run.

In this video, Chris Kirk, portfolio manager of the Wellington Pagosa fund, clarifies the upcoming threats in financial markets such as the transition to monetary tightening, geopolitical uncertainty and the possibility of monetary policy errors. Multi strategy alternatives are designed to protect portfolios in the current environment by offering diversification, volatility dampening and lowely correlated return streams.