Mike Turner pens the first in a series of quarterly articles examining asset allocation trends at the ends of the MPS risk spectrum, as well as which portfolios had the most adviser recommendations...
The analysis – covering Q4 2025 – draws from Defaqto MPS Comparator data covering around 123 DFMs and 3,000 platform and direct portfolios. Adventurous portfolios Starting at the Adventurous end of the risk spectrum, over the last six quarters, there has been a gradual reduction in UK equity exposure (from around 15% Q3 2024 to near 13% Q4 2025) alongside a persistent increase in North American equities, peaking above 41% in 2025 Q3 (see chart one). The combined Asia, Japan and emerging market equity exposure has decreased by around 1% over the same period. This trend is ...
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