'Consultants love complicated DGFs' - Spence Johnson

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Consultants "love" diversified growth funds (DGFs) because they are complicated and difficult to compare, Spence Johnson director Nils Johnson says.

Speaking at an Aberdeen Pensions Intelligence event, Johnson said the term DGF "is a brand, not a fund type" because it is very similar to traditional managed growth funds. Illustrating this po...

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