On this week's podcast Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors Chronicle, and David Thorpe, contributing editor on Asset Allocator, discuss why DFMs are feeling more positive about equities amid the hope that a hard landing has been avoided.

They also discuss the rising average exposure to commodities among allocators in our database and the recent surge in the price of gold, plus they talk about growth's continued dominance over value among fund launches.

The Asset Allocator Podcast is a weekly series aimed at discretionary fund managers, fund selectors and wealth managers, providing insight into the issues that drive investment decisions.

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