Defaqto introduces new fund ratings service
Defaqto has launched a new ratings scale to help advisers identify where managed funds sit in the market.
Defaqto has launched a new ratings scale to help advisers identify where managed funds sit in the market.
Defaqto has introduced star ratings for discretionaries offering bespoke and model portfolio service propositions.
Outsourcing to discretionary managers is not an easy decision to make but it is invariably the right one – for the end investor at least.
Advisers looking to outsource investment decisions to a multi-manager fund in the lead up to RDR should choose carefully, as very few have managed to perform consistently since 2008.
As the implementation of RDR creeps closer two-fifths of platform users in the UK are outsourcing some or all of their investment process, according to a survey from Defaqto.
Research from Defaqto points advisers towards those discretionary managers who can offer their clients access to flexible investment propositions.
Wealth managers need to build softer skills such as brand-building and communication as RDR looms.