SJP to launch portfolios of segregated mandates

Under plans to unitise portfolio

Beth Brearley
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St. James's Place (SJP) is looking to launch portfolios of segregated mandates, Professional Adviser's sister title Investment Week understands.

The firm, which has £96bn in assets under management, does not employ in-house investment managers or use off-the-shelf retail funds, instead utilising its scale to access fund management strategies more commonly available to large institutional investors. The wealth manager was among the first to market with segregated mandates, whereby a number of external managers are selected and contracted to manage its range of funds. Historically, a single mandate - often a mirror of an existing retail fund - was unitised. SJP is now taking the next step of using segregated mandates as compo...

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