Zurich expands platform to include first DFMs

Laura Dew
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Zurich has expanded its platform offering to include a discretionary fund management service for the first time.

The first DFMs to appear on the platform will be Brewin Dolphin, Charles Stanley and Vestra Wealth. The platform is also in discussions with other groups and intends to introduce more during the current quarter. Zurich, which previously trialled such a service in 2013, said managed solutions constitute the most popular asset class held on its retail platform, representing 20% of total assets at the end of 2014. Alistair Wilson (pictured), head of retail platform strategy at Zurich, said: "We are committed to ensuring advisers and their clients have the widest range of managers and ...

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