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Rethinking What It Means to Be Active

Brendan de Jongh - May 28, 2025

In the world of active equity investing, we love a good label. “High active share.” “Low tracking error.” “Factor neutral.” These terms are thrown around in investment meetings like confetti at a wedding. But what if we told you that two portfolios with identical active share could behave entirely differently under the hood? Or that a portfolio...

What We Know for Sure: How Uncertainty Distorts Decision-Making

Geopolitical risk is grabbing headlines again. In today’s investment climate, it’s tempting to...

Meet the Asset Management Team: Isabelle Chessell

Tell us about your role as Investment Analyst

PortfolioMetrix at the CityWire MPS Allocator Roundtable

Our UK Chief Investment Officer, Alex Funk, recently participated in CityWire’s MPS Allocator...

Meet the Operations Team: Sharné Sanders

Tell us about your role as Joint-COO and Head of Investment Operations.

Lessons from 100 IFAs: advice to my younger self

Our UK Managing Director, Ben Peele, spoke at a conference at the end of last year where he asked...

The Sirens of the Industry

In a world of global investments, the debate around active versus passive should be overshadowed by...

Meet the Asset Management Team: Alex Funk

Tell us about your role as Chief Investment Officer.

Meet the BD Team: Dean Swindell

Tell us about your role as Business Development.

Whole of Market Fund Selection

Understanding Whole of Market Fund Selection Whole of market fund selection involves choosing...

PortfolioMetrix becomes an official sponsor of The Verve Foundation

We're excited to announce that PortfolioMetrix has joined hands with The Verve Foundation as an ...

Meet the BD Team: Claudia Clark

Tell us about your role as Business Development Associate

The Rise of Insourcing: "the number one MPS trend"

Insourcing (also known as tailored models) is being adopted as a CIP by many financial advice firms.

Asset TV: Multi-Asset Masterclass with PortfolioMetrix, Vanguard and Rathbones

Our Head of Investments, Nic Spicer, joined a distinguished panel of experts from Vanguard and ...

PortfolioMetrix wins Best Client Engagement at the Professional Adviser Awards 2024

We're delighted to announce that PortfolioMetrix won Best Client Engagement (again) at the ...

PortfolioMetrix wins two categories at Citywire Adviser Choice Awards 2024

We are excited to announce that PortfolioMetrix has been named the winner in not just one, but two...

Managing the risk-reward trade-off in drawdown

It used to be that retirement represented the finish line after years of working and saving.

Bonds are back: The fruit tree’s renaissance

Bonds have been out of favour for much of the last 10 years as quantitative easing saw bond yields...

Two nominations for PortfolioMetrix at Portfolio Adviser Wealth Partnership Awards 2023

PortfolioMetrix has recently received the honour of being shortlisted for two prestigious awards at...

In the Company of Titans: PortfolioMetrix's Nic Spicer makes CityWire WealthManager Top 100 again

In the ever-evolving landscape of wealth management, the CityWire Wealth Manager Top 100 2023 List...

Insourcing is the new Outsourcing?

Outsourcing has become such a familiar feature of the adviser landscape in recent years that it has...

Should you be increasing your fees?

We recently hosted a webinar for over 150 advisers on the frequently debated topic of adviser fees....

Prioritising Cybersecurity in Asset Management

The world is more connected than ever, but with this increased connectivity comes a higher risk of...

Provider of the Year! PortfolioMetrix shortlisted at Money Marketing Awards

Money Marketing revealed its shortlists for its 2023 Awards, and we’re very delighted to announce...

The US Mega-caps and Equity Concentration

Over the first half of the year, global equity returns have been dominated by the returns of these...

Flying in Formation: The Dynamic Relationship between Risk and Return

The primary responsibility of a firm managing a range of risk-controlled model portfolios or funds...

Citywire Spotlights Oliver Jones: A Trailblazer Among the "30 Under 30"

PortfolioMetrix Investment Analyst Oliver Jones has been honoured by Citywire as one of the...

Strategic vs Tactical Asset Allocation

When it comes to asset allocation, it is important to focus on the long-term plan which can stand...

Double win for PortfolioMetrix at 2023 Professional Adviser Awards

We are thrilled to share the news that PortfolioMetrix won two awards at this year's Professional...

Bank Tensions and What Comes Next

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the US (along with two other smaller regional banks,...

The Power of Mentoring

What makes a great adviser is 100% transferable to being a great mentor. Ask the right questions,...

Thinking about how to sustainably advise on sustainable investing?!

ESG, Sustainable Investing and Positive Impact investing have become buzz words of late. At...

PortfolioMetrix Technology WealthExplorer™ for the Win!

A bad year for SA bonds, was still a good year for bond investors

Twelve months ago, investors in South African bonds had good reason to be happy. January 2022 had...

‘Greylisting’ - No Reason to Panic

South African has been greylisted. What does that mean for us?

Making Waves! 6 Shortlistings at Citywire Adviser Choice Awards for PortfolioMetrix

Brandon Zietsman: ‘These things are often serendipitous’

"PMX is known for its emphasis on strategic asset allocation. If there are deviations from the...

PortfolioMetrix shortlisted x3 in Professional Adviser Awards

Equities and Bonds - What did 2022 teach us?

2022 was a difficult year for investors with equities and bonds (the two main asset classes for any...

What comes next? Clues from historical sell-offs and their recoveries

After a difficult 2022, 2023 has started very strongly. This begs the question, one we’ve been...

Are you looking beyond the familiar?

In day-to-day life, we find many people who only buy a specific brand of clothes, go to the same...

Superior Strategy - Sustainable World Equity Fund of Funds launching in South Africa

Blue Chip speaks to Brendan de Jongh, Head of Research at PortfolioMetrix, about their Sustainable...

Bond 101 - Understanding the Opportunity in Fixed Income

Towards the end of a difficult year for investors, we’ve been asked by advisers if we’re seeing any...

The Changing World of Sustainable Investing: Your Questions Answered

As part of the 'Meet the ESG Investment Influencers' series hosted by Professional Adviser and...

Double shortlisting for PortfolioMetrix at 2022 Portfolio Adviser Wealth Partnership Awards

The shortlist for the Portfolio Adviser Wealth Partnership Awards 2022 has been announced and we...

True to it, not new to it - PortfolioMetrix ESG Investing

SRI Services recently hosted their annual Good Green Money Event where our Investment Analyst...

The Fed is hiking faster and further than it ever has in modern history

It will be critical to assess how long central banks will maintain high rates.

The Long-term Case for Sustainable Investing

Whilst the key reasons for investing sustainably are often non-financial (supporting society and...

Suitably Sustainable?

In August it became a regulatory requirement for Irish financial advisers to assess sustainability...

Awards shortlisting alert! PortfolioMetrix featured in two categories at the Schroders UK Platform Awards

The Schroders UK Platform Awards 2022 have released their finalists and we are delighted to...

“Multiple” layers of fees and the foundations of nonsense

In the latest edition of the Blue Chip Journal our CEO and CIO, Brandon Zietsman CFA CAIA, debunks...

The Key To Client Retention

This is a guest blog from Brett Davidson of FP Advance https://fpadvance.com/ as part of a series...

How To Move To A Recurring Revenue Business Model

This is a guest blog from Brett Davidson of FP Advanceas part of a series of blog posts in which...

Is consolidation good news for your clients?

Thinking of selling your advice business? Maybe read this first.

PortfolioMetrix a big winner at Citywire’s UK Adviser Choice Awards

We took home the honours in three of the twelve categories!

A Client Advisory Board – bringing your clients closer to your business

This is part of a series of blog posts in which Mark Bradley (as my co-author) and I will attempt...

Twice as nice! PortfolioMetrix shortlisted again at Money Marketing Awards

Money Marketing has released the shortlist for their 2022 Awards, and we’re very excited to...

Client Segmentation – A key element in attracting more ideal clients

This is part of a series of blog posts in which Mark Bradley (as my co-author) and I will attempt...

Risk profiling tools can create more problems than they solve

Using a risk profiling tool should mean you have done all you can to ensure your clients are...

The Importance of having an Investment Philosophy

This is part of a series of blog posts in which Edden Kift (as my co-author) and I will attempt to...

Value Propositions: Do your clients truly understand your value...and do you?

This is part of a series of blog posts in which Edden Kift (as my co-author) and I will attempt to...

Sustainable investing is much more than risk management

Money Marketing recently carried an article (you can read it here) about NextWealth's report on...

Rebalancing a portfolio to manage investor composure

As anyone who has invested in equities over the long term knows, it can be a roller coaster at...

Practice Management - Areas of focus

This is the second in a series of blog posts in which Mark Bradley (as my co-author) and I will...

New ESG report is very data-rich…but not everyone wanted to take part

It’s great to be voted the best against such strong competition

It’s always great to win awards (and we have won quite a few in recent years) but I have to say we...

From behind the bar to raising it – how our ‘Captain Planet’ is making an impact

We were delighted to see Oliver Jones, one of our investment analysts, once again featured in...

ESG: let’s hear it for the bad guys

Last month I wrote a feature for FT Adviser about transition investing (you can read it here) and...

Why and how to “work on your business”

This is the first in a series of blogs in which Edden Kift (as my co-author) and I will unpack and...

Business efficiency is key to a great client experience

In the latest edition of the Blue Chip Journal our SA Head of Business Solutions, Edden Kift shares...

Are CRPs CR*P? We asked some experts…

The topic for debate at our most recent Young(er) Adviser roundtable was Centralised Retirement...

Tech ‘future’ has been here for a decade

I was interested to read Ian Horne’s recent take on how technology is shaping investments in ...

Let’s Talk Investments Conference - The Paradox of Choice

This month I attended the ‘Let’s Talk Investments 2022’ Conference organised by Frank Mulchay of...

Three top awards for the team!

PortfolioMetrix scooped three wins at the 2022 Citywire Adviser Choice Awards last week.

The nuts and bolts of offshore investing

In the latest edition of the Blue Chip Journal, Liam Dawson, Investment Analyst at PortfolioMetrix,...

Will Robo 2.0 spell the end for DFMs?

Following my recent blog looking at Robo 2.0 and whether advice professionals should be worried...

Inflation vs Expectations – The Central Banks’ Dilemma

“Highest inflation level in 30 years” headlines have made inflation the hottest topic in markets....

The importance of rebalancing a portfolio to manage investor composure

Rebalancing keeps clients’ portfolios in line with their recommended and suitable level of risk...

Robo 2.0: should advisers be worried?

Recently, FT Adviser ran an article that asked: “Will DIY platforms disrupt the advice sector?” As...

Does ESG mean compromising performance?

Back in August 2019 (remember back then, when nobody had heard the word Covid?) the Investor’s...

Why the FTSE isn’t a great benchmark for a diversified portfolio

UK retail clients often use the FTSE 100 or FTSE All Share as a benchmark for measuring how their...

The DFM market is reaching saturation point with larger advisers: PortfolioMetrix

In the first of a series of interviews with the business heads of local DFMs, Citywire speaks to...

8 out of 12 shortlists say we’re doing great

Great excitement at PortfolioMetrix HQ when we discovered we’ve been shortlisted in 8 out of the 12...

We’re investing in the future of advice – you could too

This year we’ve made a commitment to invest in the future of financial advice, through sponsorship...

Celebrating six successful years in Ireland

PortfolioMetrix celebrates six years of operating in Ireland this month (a third of which has been...

Networking: avoiding the curse of the clique

I recently chaired one of our regular “Women in Advice” sessions on the topic of networking and how...

Consumer Duty: we’re all in it together

The FCA’s first consultation for their proposed Consumer Duty regulation, due to be introduced in...

Advisers struggling to see the tech wood for the trees

Imagine you were tasked with planting a wood. No doubt you’d do your research and choose trees that...

The ESG devil is in the detail: how we decide what goes into our portfolios

With ESG becoming an increasingly important part of the client/adviser conversation, we would like...

Why some investment options are hard to swallow

There’s an excellent article by independent fund analyst Simon Evan-Cook on the Citywire Wealth...

The Bionic Adviser

Marc Westlake, Managing Director, PortfolioMetrix Ireland and qualified independent financial...

Initiative to encourage more women advisers

I was really impressed to hear about Dawn Patrick and her quest “to assist 500 women into IFA roles...

FASA: from zero to 5-star hero – thank you for voting for us!

When we received an email that PortfolioMetrix had won a Financial Adviser Service Award it came as...

Climate Change: Why COP26 Mattered

Following the conclusion of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), much has already been...

Solving the big three problems of conventional multi-asset funds

Launching what must seem like the 974th multi-asset fund (MAF) in the UK market was going to be of...

Taking a step back – what does Net-Zero really mean?

“Net-zero” may be a concept you’re familiar with as this initiative has been featured in headlines...

3 reasons smaller DIMs are a threat to the big brands

A recent article in Investment Week (you can read it here) reported on a NextWealth report that...

A First for South Africa

In the latest edition of the Blue Chip Journal, Oliver Jones, Investment Analyst for...

Specialists win Gold

While strategic asset allocation has the greatest impact on the performance of a portfolio,...

Equity holding diversification and how to measure it

Diversification is something we consider essential but how can it be measured?

The outsourcing debate: where do you stand?

A Professional Adviser article about outsourcing by Fiona Tait from Intelligent Pensions caught my...

Why it pays to be a specialist

Having just experienced the thrills of the Olympics, a recent article written by my colleague...

DIY investing: threat or opportunity for ambitious advisers?

At our last ‘young adviser’ networking session we discussed the growth of DIY investing among young...

China’s crackdown is not a revolt against capitalism

I recently wrote an article for FT Adviser which looked at how China’s regulatory crackdown had...

We’re in the frame for two prestigious Money Marketing Awards!

There was much excitement among the PortfolioMetrix team when we heard we’d been shortlisted for...

PortfolioMetrix to launch global ESG equity fund of funds

It is a fund with a strong tilt towards sustainability and impact investing.

How to thrive in a business world that’s never going back to ‘normal’

I recently blogged about attending this year’s Richmond PIMS forum, which was a marathon of 30...

The heat is on for ESG fund managers

As freaky summer weather and increasing global temperatures are blamed on climate change, the heat...

The questions you should always ask a DFM

The questions we ask potential business associates are crucial if we are to get the full picture...

Hat trick of wins at the Citywire Adviser Choice Awards

PortfolioMetrix is over the moon to have won three Citywire Adviser Choice Awards:

Tilting towards Value: is it a good idea?

Last month I wrote an article for New Model Adviser that suggested investors should be tilting...

Should UK investors stay close to home?

There is a widely observed tendency for investors to allocate more to their own domestic equity...

PIMS 2021: a return to face-to-face meetings

In spite of the government moving ‘freedom day’ from mid-June to mid-July, the organisers of the...

PMX among top 10 fastest growing MPS

The PortfolioMetrix MPS is among the top 10 fastest-growing, according to an article in Citywire...

Record gains for our CGT harvesting process

Back in 2017, we launched our automated Capital Gains Tax (CGT) allowance harvesting process with...

One man: 30 women – the day the tables were turned

At our inaugural Women in Advice event, I was the only man in a (virtual) room with 30 women who...

No business gain without some pain

One of the benefits of being part of a global group is that we can draw on the expertise of...

Two tribes needn’t go to war on passive/active investment styles

There was an excellent Money Marketing article by Alistair Cunningham from Wingate Financial...

Industry recognition for our newest board member

Investment Week recently announced its shortlists for awards and it was great to see that our...

How to Successfully Grow an Independent Financial Planning Business – Insights from South Africa

Last week I was delighted to be able to introduce a South African adviser partner of...

Investment Hokey Cokey…actions, not words are what really matter

Last week (21 May) Professional Adviser ran a feature I wrote about the (mis)use of the term...

Why financial planners need advisers

The way financial advice professionals describe themselves was the topic for an excellent article...

Virtual insanity?

We’re almost at the point where ‘business as usual’ can actually be just that – at least in terms...

Greener targets create ESG opportunities

Joe Biden’s statement that this will be a “decisive decade” for tackling climate change, made at...

How to make the fee conversation go away

I recently attended a one-day course on “Coaching skills for financial planners”, run by Jan...

Vanguard financial advice service…should advisers be worried?

The launch of the Vanguard Financial Advice Service was widely reported recently, with some...

ESG portfolios – we set out our stall

Earlier this week, my colleague Dave Chessell blogged about how advisers prefer to offer badged ESG...

Advisers seeing green with clients…but some providers make them see red

According to a recent article in Investment Week, advisers prefer badged/branded ESG funds to...

What’s worrying you? Don’t worry, we’ve got some solutions

It’s always interesting to read surveys that explore what financial advisers are finding...

Competition is coming…but we’ve not seen them yet

I read an excellent blog by NextWealth’s Heather Hopkins recently. In it, she looks ahead to five...

Judgement day for DFMs should be on value, not cost

An article about suitability of investment options and commoditisation of DFMs got the...

PA Awards: all the excitement with none of the hangover

With my dinner jacket hanging forlornly in the wardrobe, as it has for the past year, I did manage...

Eggs in one basket – even free-range ones – is not a good strategy

The phrase “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” has been around since at least the 17th century...

Navigating the labyrinth of investment fee charging

Back in 2018, the MiFID II directive looked like it would put an end to any confusion around what...

You get what you pay for…and good advice does not come cheap

Last month, Professional Adviser reported on the 12 recommendations that the Personal Investment...

PortfolioMetrix launches new multi-asset funds

The new unit trusts provide both Regulation 28 compliant and unconstrained options

Three reasons why ESG investing is not a fad

I was recently asked to produce a video for the “Unique Manager Showcase” series to answer the...

Avoid the business bottlenecks

I came across a very interesting tweet recently. It was addressed to a highly respected financial...

When standing still means going backwards

Recently an acquaintance told me about an adviser friend who hasn’t taken on any new clients since...

Recognition is rewarding

It may be cold outside but the PortfolioMetrix team still has a warm feeling due to receiving...

Is this an investment revolution?

Are we witnessing a paradigm shift in the way younger people regard finance? The...

The fee debate continued: will the regulator force advisers to change?

In last week’s blog, I asked if it was perhaps time for advisers to increase their fees. It seems...

Should advisers increase their fees?

An article by independent consultant Malcolm Kerr caught my eye recently. Upbeat and optimistic...

Urgent need to check your client agreement…or get it checked for you

A recent article in Money Marketing highlights a subject that I know many advisers are rightly...

Take control and save yourself from Covid Groundhog Day

The start of 2021 may feel a bit like Covid Groundhog Day but remaining positive and focusing on...

Three wise men and women

Our industry is full of inspiring individuals and barely a day goes by without some new nuggets of...

Don’t fall foul to the ghosts of Christmas past

Like a dropped pack of cards, 2020 took the old order of traditional working practices and left...

The Coaching Way of Being

This year I have listened into a number of webinars from other jurisdictions such as the US, South...

Top business-building tips from active advisers

We regularly bring together a group of Millennial-age advisers to share insights and discuss issues...

In not out: four reasons savvy advisers use an investment specialist

Choosing to use a specialist firm to manage clients’ investments is not an easy decision for many...

PIMS 2020: less is more

Last week I attended the annual PIMS conference. Obviously, this year was an entirely virtual event...

Survey shows trust is at the heart of the adviser/client relationship

The results of a survey we and some of our adviser partners ran recently made some headlines last...

Recognition for our investment ‘heavyweight’

For the third year in a row, the PortfolioMetrix UK Head of Investments, Nic Spicer, has been...

Avoiding a business lockdown lull: advisers give their tips

As England settles into a second lockdown and other parts of the UK grapple with how life should...

Fantastic Four in Top 100

The Citywire New Model Adviser Top 100 has been announced and we’re delighted to see four of our...

FCA focus on ‘sustainable finance’ set to increase

Last week’s SRI Services online conference, held during ‘Good Money Week 2020’ put a spotlight on...

Passive ESG under the PMX spotlight

With so much interest in ESG investing at the moment, Oliver Jones from our investment team...

Should advisers come down a level?

The American publication, Visual Capitalist, recently wrote about the hierarchy of financial needs...

Video Analysis: ESG in Investing

Nic Spicer provides a brief summary of what you can learn from our white paper, ESG in Investing ...

Platform reviews and the dangers of doing nothing

When was the last time you reviewed your platform choices? The recent market insights report, from...

Helping advisers to navigate the ESG minefield

Recently we’ve focused a lot on ESG and why advisers need to get on board with it for a number of...

Impacts of a changing world…insights from our Investor Forum

Getting together with our adviser and paraplanner partners for our Investor Forum is an annual...

The ESG frenzy continues: €105bln in 8 months.

ESG fund launches are all the rage at the moment, but governments are also getting in on the act...

Prepare for ESG compliance

With the clock ticking on new regulations that will require advisers to evidence that they have...

ESG: how to get ready ahead of new regulations

New regulations are coming in 2021 that will require advisers and financial planners to evidence...

Virtual shouldn’t mean remote

We can safely say that many firms across myriad industries are reviewing the way they work, with...

Too many platforms?

According to a report featured in a recent Money Marketing article, advisers think there are ‘too...

Jack of all trades means master of none

The recent Lang Cat report Better, Stronger, Faster: How do we rebuild centralised investment...

2020: the tipping point for investing responsibly?

Great news hit my inbox at the end of last week: PortfolioMetrix has been shortlisted in the ...

Financial advice: doomed to shrink or poised for expansion?

A recent survey by CoreData into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK financial advice...

Matchmakers – The value of a Centralised Investment Proposition

As written in the Harvard Business review “we’re living in the matchmaker economy. It is a bigger...

Better than “business as usual”

I’m not sure what I expected from the Covid-19 lockdown but signing up multiple new adviser...

PI renewals and the need to review DIM agreements

Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance can be a significant expense to any business. For financial...

Video Analysis: Value of Advice

Why have we written the Insider’s Guide to the Value of Advice? Watch Ben Peele’s full video...

How to design your future…think outside the box

When it comes to structuring a business for long term success, it’s worth thinking outside the box....

Agent as Client…advisers putting themselves at unnecessary risk

Whenever I see articles that aim to explain the differences between Agent as Client vs Agent of the...

Four ways to improve your business

Everyone’s busy but sometimes it’s good to take time out to delve into a topic that has the...

Winners and losers…judgement day for slow adaptors

To say that business operating models have come under pressure over the past couple of months is an...

Two award-winning CIFP firms choose PortfolioMetrix as investment management partner

Two award-winning Chartered Independent Financial Planning (CIFP) firms have chosen PortfolioMetrix...

Skeleton in the Closet?

We use the FE Analytics tool a lot within PortfolioMetrix and recently whilst using it I thought it...

How do you quantify the value you add?

Asking advisers how they quantify the value they provide to their clients can sometimes lead to...

Active vs Passive Investments: Much ado about nothing or a worthy debate still?

Safe to say that, since the time of Bulls and Bears, there’s been a fair amount of debate around...

What’s in a name…the ESG challenge

Before the world paused due to Covid-19, the headlines were full of warnings that we all need to...

ESG and the post-pandemic world

Everyone is currently focused on the adverse economic effects of social distancing but the...

Time to take stock and reflect

With the first tentative steps being taken to open the UK for business after the Covid-19 lockdown,...

A Mixed Bag

The investment advice industry in Ireland has gravitated over the last decade or so towards the use...

The silver lining of the current lockdown

There has been a lot written about the impact COVID-19 is having on people across the globe so I...

SA needs to ease the corona lockdown as decisively as it imposed it

Policymakers must not give way to emotional diatribes built on pseudoscience, from both inside and...

Are advisers overcomplicating investment management?

Money Marketing’s latest annual DFM Satisfaction Survey makes for interesting reading and throws up...

Mass customisation – why going live with Nucleus is good news for advisers

Last week we announced that Nucleus has enabled access to our Core discretionary offering (in...

Addressing the difficult questions: we have some answers

How long can governments meet their promises, are companies shedding jobs rather than furloughing...

Working remotely means we can’t be remote

While the work we do is very serious at any time – and even more so in the middle of a worldwide...

What did you say…?!

In September 2019 we invited all of the business owners at our partner adviser firms to tell us...

The COVID19 conundrum – when do we start easing measures?

We understand the advantages of flattening the curve from a health care system perspective and have...

A time of turbulence but not without hope

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Life under “social-distancing” and why it matters

These last several days have been a challenge for my children as we enforced strict social...

Adviser Partner Benefits

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Is outsourcing investment right for you? Take our quiz to find out…

The question of outsourcing the investment part of their role is something of a Marmite topic –...

Progressive Investment Proposition

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Rethinking What It Means to Be Active

What We Know for Sure: How Uncertainty Distorts Decision-Making

Meet the Asset Management Team: Isabelle Chessell

PortfolioMetrix at the CityWire MPS Allocator Roundtable

Meet the Operations Team: Sharné Sanders

Lessons from 100 IFAs: advice to my younger self

The Sirens of the Industry

Meet the Asset Management Team: Alex Funk

Meet the BD Team: Dean Swindell

Whole of Market Fund Selection

PortfolioMetrix becomes an official sponsor of The Verve Foundation

Meet the BD Team: Claudia Clark

The Rise of Insourcing: "the number one MPS trend"

Asset TV: Multi-Asset Masterclass with PortfolioMetrix, Vanguard and Rathbones

PortfolioMetrix wins Best Client Engagement at the Professional Adviser Awards 2024

PortfolioMetrix wins two categories at Citywire Adviser Choice Awards 2024

Managing the risk-reward trade-off in drawdown

Bonds are back: The fruit tree’s renaissance

Two nominations for PortfolioMetrix at Portfolio Adviser Wealth Partnership Awards 2023

In the Company of Titans: PortfolioMetrix's Nic Spicer makes CityWire WealthManager Top 100 again

Insourcing is the new Outsourcing?

Should you be increasing your fees?

Prioritising Cybersecurity in Asset Management

Provider of the Year! PortfolioMetrix shortlisted at Money Marketing Awards

The US Mega-caps and Equity Concentration

Flying in Formation: The Dynamic Relationship between Risk and Return

Citywire Spotlights Oliver Jones: A Trailblazer Among the "30 Under 30"

Strategic vs Tactical Asset Allocation

Double win for PortfolioMetrix at 2023 Professional Adviser Awards

Bank Tensions and What Comes Next

The Power of Mentoring

Thinking about how to sustainably advise on sustainable investing?!

PortfolioMetrix Technology WealthExplorer™ for the Win!

A bad year for SA bonds, was still a good year for bond investors

‘Greylisting’ - No Reason to Panic

Making Waves! 6 Shortlistings at Citywire Adviser Choice Awards for PortfolioMetrix

Brandon Zietsman: ‘These things are often serendipitous’

PortfolioMetrix shortlisted x3 in Professional Adviser Awards

Equities and Bonds - What did 2022 teach us?

What comes next? Clues from historical sell-offs and their recoveries

Are you looking beyond the familiar?

Superior Strategy - Sustainable World Equity Fund of Funds launching in South Africa

Bond 101 - Understanding the Opportunity in Fixed Income

The Changing World of Sustainable Investing: Your Questions Answered

Double shortlisting for PortfolioMetrix at 2022 Portfolio Adviser Wealth Partnership Awards

True to it, not new to it - PortfolioMetrix ESG Investing

The Fed is hiking faster and further than it ever has in modern history

The Long-term Case for Sustainable Investing

Suitably Sustainable?

Awards shortlisting alert! PortfolioMetrix featured in two categories at the Schroders UK Platform Awards

“Multiple” layers of fees and the foundations of nonsense

The Key To Client Retention

How To Move To A Recurring Revenue Business Model

Is consolidation good news for your clients?

PortfolioMetrix a big winner at Citywire’s UK Adviser Choice Awards

A Client Advisory Board – bringing your clients closer to your business

Twice as nice! PortfolioMetrix shortlisted again at Money Marketing Awards

Client Segmentation – A key element in attracting more ideal clients

Risk profiling tools can create more problems than they solve

The Importance of having an Investment Philosophy

Value Propositions: Do your clients truly understand your value...and do you?

Sustainable investing is much more than risk management

Rebalancing a portfolio to manage investor composure

Practice Management - Areas of focus

New ESG report is very data-rich…but not everyone wanted to take part

It’s great to be voted the best against such strong competition

From behind the bar to raising it – how our ‘Captain Planet’ is making an impact

ESG: let’s hear it for the bad guys

Why and how to “work on your business”

Business efficiency is key to a great client experience

Are CRPs CR*P? We asked some experts…

Tech ‘future’ has been here for a decade

Let’s Talk Investments Conference - The Paradox of Choice

Three top awards for the team!

The nuts and bolts of offshore investing

Will Robo 2.0 spell the end for DFMs?

Inflation vs Expectations – The Central Banks’ Dilemma

The importance of rebalancing a portfolio to manage investor composure