They have been amongst the best-selling funds globally over the past five years. Recent and projected new fund launches suggest that the expectation is for this growth to continue.

But what exactly is a multi-asset fund? Why have they become so popular? How do intermediaries and end investors use them? What is the size of the current and likely future contestable market? What will the successful multi asset funds of the future look like? What is the future for traditional peer relative focused multi manager funds in a more outcomes focused market?  These are just some the questions we address in our multi asset sector study.