Sanlam launches model portfolio wrap

The Sanlam Portal, launched to complement its Accel risk management tool, is designed purely for model portfolios - a space in which it says traditional platforms "struggle". "There has been nothing built specifically for model portfolios - all other platforms and wraps are built for wider functionality," said Sanlam UK head of distribution Nigel Speirs (pictured). Trialled at Sanlam Private Wealth, the specialist wrap will now be rolled out to the wider IFA market. Launched initially with Sanlam's own discretionary portfolio offering Sanlam Fund Solutions, Speirs said he is looking t...