Lawrence Cook explains his logic
Backed by support services company Bankhall
Platform due diligence is lacking
Report warns of risk-ratings mis-match
Is keeping investment in-house a drain?
Research and ratings group Rayner Spencer Mills Research (RSMR) has launched a range of model portfolios for directly authorised small advisory firms.
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.
The majority of financial product providers anticipate there will be an increase in the outsourcing of sales and business development within the next five years.