Five of the Best: Multi-asset funds for a post-RDR climate

Flows into multi-asset products have been growing consistently in recent months, and multi-asset now constitutes 11% of the UK funds market.

The UK is the largest holder and fastest growing market for multi-asset funds, with inflows of £23.5bn in 2012, according to data from Lipper. Many IFAs are flocking towards the asset class as a result of a changing focus on investment themes post-RDR. According to analysis conducted by Goldman Sachs Asset Management in June, 10.8% of UCITS funds are mixed asset, with the sector posting the largest net inflows in many recent months. For Kathryn Koch, head of the global portfolio solutions business at GSAM, one of the factors that have driven flows has been the post-RDR environment, wh...