DFM

Ian Cooke, chief executive of network Best Practice IFA Group, has called on regulation to force asset managers to disclose their entire charges transparently.

Self-sufficient? Why adviser DFMs still need a helping hand

Discretionary fund managers (DFMs) are facing growing pressures to standardise managed portfolio fees as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers warning advisers against using any service where costs are not clear.

Size isn’t everything: Local vs national DFMs

Why the DFM industry is not dynamic enough

The smallest discretionary fund managers in the UK market could be vulnerable to a fresh wave of takeovers by larger rivals, new research has suggested.

Advisers of the post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) era need their discretionary fund managers (DFM) to be "highly flexible" in agreeing investment mandates, so they can meet clients' needs, research has concluded.

Discretionary fund manager Wellian Investment Solutions has launched a 'hybrid' investment option which, it hopes, will attract a "growing niche" of investors that are not fully suited to bespoke options.

Discretionary fund managers are failing their customers by adopting opaque and expensive charging structures, according to a damning report.

Adviser support group Aim Two Three is launching a discretionary fund manager (DFM) comparison tool.