Retail focus for Dresdner

Dresdner RCM Global Investors is looking to double the size of its sales team following the appointment of John Tierney as head of retail sales and marketing from Perpetual earlier this year. Tierney, who joined Dresdner in January, is also focused on making Dresdner unit trusts and investment trusts available via about 10 fundsupermarkets by the end of the year as part of its strategy to increase retail sales in the UK. Currently, the group is represented on Cofunds and Fidelity FundsNetwork but is looking to offer its range through others including both business to business platform...