Adviser multi-manager guide launched

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A free guide to multi-manager fund management for advisers has been launched by Defaqto.

The guide, called Blending Talents and downloadable here for free, explains how the different types of multi-manager funds can work for IFAs and consumers. It is also designed to provide a template which, if followed by multi-manager fund managers, will ensure advisers will be able to place the appropriate funds in front of their clients. Fraser Donaldson, principal consultant investments at Defaqto and co-author of Blending Talents, says: “With upwards of 300 multi-manager, OEICs and unit trusts in the UK, advisers can be overwhelmed by the amount of information they would otherwise ne...

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