Hundreds of multi-asset funds are failing to gain traction among investors despite a concerted push into the space by asset managers, analysis by IFAonline's sister title Investment Week shows.
Data from Morningstar shows just 8% of the 470 funds in the four main IMA Mixed Asset sectors have managed to take in £50m or more so far in 2013. The figures highlight how the raft of multi-asset launches seen in recent years has failed to withstand a trend towards increasingly polarised fund flows. This struggle to gain traction for many funds comes despite net retail inflows into the four main IMA mixed asset sectors topping £3.6bn in the first ten months of 2013. The success of Standard Life Investments' GARS fund has prompted a rush by peers to launch other multi-asset vehicle...
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