SIG research-rated funds could launch in UK in '09

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Skandia Investment Group (SIG)'s new Core Fund Range of research-rated funds could launch in the UK next year, following a roll-out in Europe and Latin America.

The new range is designed to enable advisers, intermediaries and distributors to outsource some aspects of investment research. It offers access to around 275 fully researched and endorsed funds from over 100 fund groups which have passed SIG’s ‘4-P’ standard. This standard is applied through qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify ‘best of breed’ managers who have the edge in their asset classes. It focuses on philosophy, process, people and performance, SIG says. Approximately 50 analysts and portfolio managers will monitor the 275 funds on a daily basis. The range w...

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