Advisers notice growing client demand for bespoke investments

Want access to ETFs, investment trusts, equities, bonds and AIM shares

Isabel Baxter
clock • 2 min read

Financial advisers have noticed a growing demand for bespoke investment services from their clients as they seek more investment choices, a study has found.

Rathbones research on advisers across the UK found that their clients increasingly want access to exchange traded funds (ETFs), investment trusts, equities, bonds and alternative investment management (AIM) shares. "Growing demand for bespoke investment services is being fuelled by clients of financial advisers seeking a greater choice of investments for their portfolios," the Rathbones Group said in a press release. Access to ETFs is the main reason identified by the study, with all advisers questioned agreeing that it is a major reason behind the growth. Meanwhile, it also found str...

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