Bespoke MPS solutions 'key trend' going into 2025

‘Advice firms want something that’s right for their business'

Isabel Baxter
clock • 3 min read

Bespoke model portfolio service (MPS) solutions are going to be a key trend going into 2025, Parmenion head of investments Harry Garrett has told Professional Adviser.

"We're starting another to see much more personalisation and 'bespoke-ing' of MPS," he said. This is because advice firms want a solution that is right for them, their business and target market. "Often they can't just pick that up off the shelf from any discretionary fund manager (DFM) that provide models," Garrett said. "The shape of the MPS market is starting to mould into a co-manufacture proposition." "We can use our experience in running MPS solutions to build something that's much more bespoke for that firm." Partnering with a DFM that they can trust For an advice busin...

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