RDR: The chicken and egg situation

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Head of investment trusts at JP Morgan Asset Management, David Barron, on preparing to meet adviser demand for a greater range of products post-RDR.

The age old question came to mind in discussing whether there will be a greater take-up for investment trusts when the RDR is implemented. There are plenty of influences on the outcome and rest assured this is not a preachy article from an investment trust manager or board professing the superiority of the structure over all other forms of collective though I do believe there are plenty of reasons why advisers should look at investment trusts. A recent paper from JPMorgan Asset Management Investment Trusts-the Case for Consideration was deliberately titled as such. There is such a ...

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