Multi asset: What is the current opportunity set for fund managers?

'Multi-asset solutions are increasingly rising to the top of fund groups' retail sales agendas'

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Against an uncertain backdrop, there continues to be opportunity for those who want to deliver tangible value to advisers and their end-clients, writes Benjamin Reed-Hurwitz

Multi-asset solutions are increasingly rising to the top of fund groups' retail sales agendas. This is true in terms of both selling into or the selling of such solutions. Why? In a fiercely competitive market where firms are under pressure to grow their top and bottom lines, they know it is essential to have a good understanding of where the opportunities lie for their business. ISS MI's latest UK retail platform analysis, covering H2 2024, showed that multi-asset sales remained robust in an otherwise muted retail investment sales environment. Model portfolios are perhaps the one ...

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