What do clients really want - and need - from a multi-asset strategy? Aviva Investors' Justin Onuekwusi finds out.
It has been widely reported that the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which finally came into effect at the beginning of this year, is expected to lead to an increase in demand for multi-asset funds. Risk-targeted funds are seen as the next generation of multi-asset investment solutions and their many benefits have led to an increase in demand. These funds have seen significant inflows and there was a plethora of new launches in 2012. My meetings with financial advisers during the course of last year mirrored this trend towards multi-asset investing. It was a hot topic, with three re...
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