Depolarisation plans key to future success

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multi-ties and dc pensions will be catalyst says threadneedle

Threadneedle sees depolarisation as the catalyst for the widescale take-up of multi-manager investment in the UK. Alan Ainsworth, deputy chairman at Threadneedle Investments, said the UK needs to catch up with Europe and the FSA's plans, along with the growth of defined contribution (DC) pensions, are key to this. As part of the FSA's strategy to depolarise the UK advisory market, banks will look to form multi-ties, Ainsworth predicted, offering a range of funds from different groups while DC schemes become more attractive with a wider choice of funds. With the advent of the 1% ...

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