Geoff Mills, director at Rayner Spencer Mills Research, provides a checklist of considerations for those wishing to undertake fund research themselves while staying on the right side of the regulator.
Recent guidelines from the regulator have emphasised the need for advisers to adopt a structured and robust approach to their fund selection. Some research and fund ratings are purely based on past performance, some look solely at the manager and others consider some softer, more subjective issues. Whatever your approach, it is important to undertake research. If you are doing this yourself, the following may help you stay on the right side of the regulator. Quantitative screening The starting point will involve some quantitative screening comprising the following measures: Pe...
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