Fear not: How to keep control of your outsourced solutions

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Contrary to popular belief, outsourcing investment management by no means represents loss of control. Architas' Cedric Bucher looks at how to cultivate successful partnerships.

As the investment universe grows in size and complexity, the time and specialist knowledge required to research and assess potential investments are increasing by the day. With this in mind, it comes as little surprise that more and more advisers are deciding to outsource this part of their business. Outsourcing investment management to a third party brings with it a host of benefits. The most obvious of these is the time it saves an adviser. A fund house is likely to have an understanding of and access to a far wider investment universe at its fingertips than an adviser, and their...

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