UK fund giants join forces to better understand end investor

It could also help satisfy a regulator which is understood to be placing the design of retail products under increasing scrutiny. The groups – Aberdeen, Henderson, Investec, J. P. Morgan Asset Management, Old Mutual Global Investors, Schroders and Threadneedle – are pooling resources to better discover consumers’ understanding of the asset management industry, its products, and its terminology. The research involves surveying would-be investors, on subjects ranging from understanding of common industry terms to product expectations. “We have formed a syndicate of seven asset manage...