With a variety of diversified growth fund styles on offer, five experts share their views on what trustees should look for in a manager, while discussing developments in how both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes are allocating to DGFs. 

The questions:

  1. How are DB schemes allocating to DGFs?

  2. How are DGFs being used in DC?

  3. What should trustees look for in a DGF manager?

  4. How will the DGF market develop?

The panellists:

Percival Stanion, head of international multi-asset at Pictet Asset Management

Naomi L’Estrange, trustee director at 2020 Trustees

Neil McPherson, managing director at Capital Cranfield Trustees

Shuntao Li, investment research analyst at Barnett Waddingham

Murray Taylor, head of manager research at JLT Employee Benefits