SIPP industry divided on alternative investments

Helen Morrissey
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The SIPP industry remains divided on alternative investments with 47% of AMPS conference delegates believing they should be restricted to high net worth clients.

Responding to a series of polls posed by Intelligent Partnership the remaining 53% said these investments could be used by anyone. When asked how investors should access these investments 51% said they should only be available through advisers. The remainder said they could also be accessed on an execution only basis. The polls showed that despite the FCA's focus on Unregulated Collective Investments alternative assets still have a role to play in SIPPs. Almost half (48%) of those polled said alternatives should account for between 10-20% of a portfolio. A further 42% said they sho...

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