
Skandia roadshow series
it joins forces with new star, schroders and fidelity for seminars
Skandia has embarked on a series of roadshows around the country which incorporate presentations from fund management groups New Star, Schroders, and Fidelity.
The roadshows, which are already underway, are hosted by Angus Duncan, Skandia's head of investment sales and continue for the next three weeks.
Skandia will be presenting to intermediaries on its Uselect product and its forthcoming revamp, its multi-manager investment proposition and tax-year end issues such as Isa and Pep transfers, phasing and portfolio rebalancing.
On Wednesday this week the roadshow will begin in the group's St Albans region at the Lord Hill Hotel in Shrewsbury for breakfast, the Gainsborough Hotel in Kidderminster for lunch and the Bank House in Bransford starting mid-afternoon.
On Thursday, it moves to the Birmingham region visiting the Northampton Hotel in Northampton, the Quality Hotel in Kennilworth, and the Oxford Hotel in Oxford.
On Friday it stops at the Hilton International in Nottingham and also in Leicester. On 4 February, the roadshow visits Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and Wolverhampton.
The roadshow them moves south between 5 February and 8 February before visiting Cardiff and Swansea on 11 February. It then moves to the south of England before continuing on to the Leeds region. For further information call 02380 334411.
Another roadshow beginning this week is that of US asset management giant MFS which recently launched a UK Oeic into the intermediary marketplace. Contact 0870 873 7773.
FundsNetwork has a single day forum event in Birmingham on 6 February including fund managers Nigel Thomas from ABN Amro and Neil Woodford from Invesco Perpetual. Contact: 0800 995511.
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