Commodities a better bet than inflation linkers, says DB Advisors

Mar 9, 2011

Deutsche Asset Management's institutional arm is mulling specialist products to offset the effects of inflation, as the firm rebuilds its Asia-Pacific business.

Inflation-linked products are theoretically “the ultimate hedge”, as they will provide the purest offset to rising prices, but investors seeking a boost to returns from inflationary trends are better off buying real assets like commodities, says Peter Kerger, Asia-Pacific head of DB Advisors in Singapore.

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