Grow with the flow

In a post-RDR investment world, exposure to index funds looks likely to expand, increasing competition in this space

Exposure to index funds looks set to radically increase in future, according to a survey commissioned by HSBC Global Asset Management, which found that 95 of the 100 investment advisers questioned were of the view that exposure to index funds within client investment portfolios would either moderately or significantly increase over the next three years. This may come as no real surprise given the pressure on charges brought to bear by the Retail Distribution Review, but nevertheless it is clear that a move to factory-gate pricing for funds will draw significant attention to the costs and...