Advisers' DFM use doubles in a year

Now accounts for a quarter of investment approaches

Nicola Brittain
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A new survey by Nucleus suggests advisers' use of discretionary fund managers (DFMs) has more than doubled in the last 12 months. But what does this mean for the market - and what do advisers really think about DFMs?

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