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Citywire NMA Podcast – How Columbia Threadneedle Investments delivers active investing at low cost

Keith Balmer
Keith Balmer
Portfolio Manager, Multi Asset Solutions

How can you deliver active investment solutions at low cost to help financial planners meet the needs of their clients? Columbia Threadneedle Investments thinks it may have an answer in its Universal range of funds. 

Richard Lander of Citywire sits down with Keith Balmer, Columbia Threadneedle Portfolio Manager, and Chris Bull, Chartered Financial Planner at Kellands to discuss how the Universal range may hit the spot.

The value of investments and income from them can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the original amount invested.

The views and opinions expressed by the individual contributors of this podcast do not necessarily represent those of Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

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