Active evolution

The active versus passive debate is long standing with arguments in favour of both sides well established. Actively managed will provide investors with a skilled fund manager at the helm, while passively managed is offered at a lower price. Index trackers have, up until recently, dominated the low cost market and advisers and consumers have been left to choose between the two investment styles. However, new product offerings from J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Schroders aim to provide investors with the best of both worlds: an actively managed fund at a low price. JPMAM believ...