Why DFMs are switching to a unitised funds approach

Significant cost benefits

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Discretionary fund managers (DFMs) have enjoyed a boom in demand for their services in recent years: assets under their management grew by almost 20% between 2014 and 2016 to £263.2bn, according to research from Defaqto.

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