In the face of new multi-asset solutions, are multi-managers losing their edge?

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Discretionary fund managers and new multi-asset solutions are squeezing the traditional multi-manager model, which cost more and no longer offer anything new. Jon 'JB' Beckett and Stephen Walker debate the issues surrounding the traditional multi-manager model, and discuss if it is still relevant to investors today.

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