(April 9 – 16:00 ET) – Spectrum Investments is launching a new asset allocation product called Tactonics.

“Spectrum Tactonics is a powerful new way to allocate assets globally, and a major breakthrough in investment methodology,” says Gary Corsi, president and CEO of Spectrum Investments.

The program uses a sophisticated proprietary computer model created by Spectrum’s in-house investments team. The model is designed to capture winning trends in today’s global economy and reallocate assets before significant corrections. It is also the first mutual fund in Canada to use exchange-traded funds as the core of a tactical asset allocation strategy.

“We are extremely excited about bringing Tactonics to the Canadian mutual fund marketplace as we believe it is a truly powerful method of allocating among global assets and sectors,” says Karen Bleasby, vice president of investments. “The critical elements of the Tactonics investment model are “winner persistence” and “risk metrics”.”

Tactonics tracks variables such as historical price data, returns and standard deviation for numerous industries, countries, and investment styles. When a sector in the early stages of an uptrend is identified, the “winner persistence” indicator signals Tactonics to enter that sector. When the investment reaches its “risk metrics” or when more appealing investments emerge, Tactonics sells it and reallocates the assets.

“We believe that, through this proprietary quantitative model and the use of exchange traded funds, we have designed Tactonics to provide investors enhanced returns with less risk,” says Karen Bleasby.

Tactonics uses ETFs as its foundation to gain exposure to winning sectors. Spectrum says the program harnesses the untapped potential of these ETFs by introducing the active management needed to participate in profitable trends.

The new product is open for sale April 9, and is also available in a fully RRSP eligible version.