Sanlam to launch simplified wrap; Buckles rebrands

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Sanlam UK is rebranding several of its subsidiaries, including Welsh IFA Buckles, as well as launching a simplified wrap aimed at the discretionary fund management space.

The initiative will see Merchant Investors and its subsidiaries re-branded as Sanlam Investments and Pensions from April 6, whilst Buckles Investment Services will be renamed Sanlam Private Wealth in May. Sanlam Private Wealth will also move from being independent to restricted  post-RDR.  "Over a period of some eight years Sanlam has acquired and invested in its subsidiaries and we now feel the time is right to leverage the strength of the Sanlam brand," says CEO Lukas van der Walt. Meanwhile, Sanlam's discretionary management business Principal Holdings will promote the Sanlam b...

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