Tom Broadhurst brings a diverse skillset to his fund selection role at Ascot Lloyd. He is a qualified accountant and spent six years in performance and risk. He also spent eight years in fund research at Legal & General, and three years managing model portfolios.  

Broadhurst said that Ascot Lloyd has been adding more alternatives funds to its buy list over the past year, with the Goldman Sachs Alternative Trend fund being the top performer. The fund, which is managed by Federico Gilly and James Park, has returned 7.5% over the 12 months, just behind the sector average of 8.8%.

Broadhurst believes that the top investment trend over the next five years will be a commodity super-cycle, and he said that adding duration to portfolios was his top strategy for investing through an inflationary environment.  

His top tip for the next generation of investors: ‘Think, and don’t be lazy.’