Canada Life's Maret: How we are negotiating challenges as retail market turned 'on its head'

Expanding product range

Frank Maret, head of distribution at Canada Life Investments, tells Anna Fedorova about breaking into the UK, his development plans, and why robo-advice is becoming "almost a new player in the market".

Frank Maret (pictured) joined Canada Life Investments in the UK six years ago with a mandate to build an externally-focused business targeting retail and discretionary investors, using the parent company's substantial assets under management as a foundation.   Since his arrival, the group has gained a foothold in the UK market, with around £33bn AUM, through a focus on multi-asset solutions and total return products.   "When I arrived, it was really ground zero," Maret says. "In that time, I have built a team, a structure, but most importantly a distribution model. It is a work in pro...