Minter-Kemp: Why RDR 2 is the real challenge for fund managers

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Nick Paler talks to Cazenove's Robin Minter-Kemp about the challenges and opportunities ahead as he discusses his plans for growing the business in 2013.

Last year saw a plethora of clean share classes launched by fund groups in preparation for the new commission-free, post-RDR world. Among the first fund groups to reveal its pricing model was Cazenove Capital, with a range of commission and platform-fee free share classes unveiled in January last year. The group’s early move meant it could focus on delivering returns and growing its funds business for the rest of the year, leading to assets hitting an all-time high. However, Robin Minter-Kemp, head of investment funds at Cazenove, believes the real watershed moment for the funds in...

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