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Generalists vs. specialists: How specialist funds may have a growing role to play in investor portfolios
- February 1, 2022: Vol. 15, Number 2

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Generalists vs. specialists: How specialist funds may have a growing role to play in investor portfolios

by Denise Moose

gen·er·al·ist

noun

1.

a person competent in several different fields or activities.

“With a generalist’s education and some specific skills”

spe·cial·ist

noun

a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.

“He is a specialist in psychometric testing”

adjective

possessing or involving detailed knowledge or study of a restricted topic.

“The project may involve people with specialist knowledge”

As the infrastructure investment market matures, the number of funds and managers offering products to investors has matured with it. Global diversified funds have long been a mainstay in the market, but now specialist funds have a growing role to play in investor portfolios. Sector-specific/specialization strategies can be found in particular in waste, renewables, cell towers, shippi

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