Outsourcing: 'Advisers want reliability'

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Is the trend for outsourcing investment still thriving? And how should advisers ensure their investment philosophy dovetails with their outsourced partner? Smith & Williamson visited the Incisive Media studios to discuss...

Of all the things advisers look for in an outsourced investment partner, that their client is taken care of (and not poached) is paramount.

In this, the first in a three-part special on investment outsourcing, PA editor Scott Sinclair asked Smith & Williamson's James Burns and Mickey Morrissey (pictured), the heads of multimanager and UK IFA sales respectively, what they thought advisers wanted from an investment partner.

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