Subscribe

FundQuest and United Planners offer UMA

The platform will include eight product solutions, four mutual fund portfolios and the FundQuest ActivePassive Portfolio.

FundQuest Inc. of Boston is partnering with United Planners Financial Services of America of Scottsdale, Ariz., to offer a new managed-account platform.

The platform offering will include eight product solutions, four mutual fund portfolios and the FundQuest ActivePassive Portfolio. It will also include separate accounts, unified managed accounts and the Advisor Choice program, a fee-based variable annuity and universal life offering.

The program will be available to adviser-qualified representatives of United Planners Financial Services.

Also, the platform includes FundQuest’s technology, due diligence and back-office support.

FundQuest, which is owned by BNP Paribas, a global financial services firm based in Paris, is an investment advisory firm that works with more than 110 financial institutions.

As of February, the firm’s combined U.S. and European operations had $43 billion in assets under management.

Learn more about reprints and licensing for this article.

Recent Articles by Author

Bank of America sounds warning on options-ETF boom

Skeptics says products often fare worse than simpler alternatives.

Gold in flux as investors await Fed meeting

Following a 13 percent advance this year, the price of the yellow metal wavered as traders weigh the odds of harmful rate hikes.

Hedge funds ramp up tech allocations, says Goldman

Data show amped-up net buying in sector through long positions and short-covering even amid a slide in S&P 500 IT index.

Stocks rise following hot March inflation

The S&P 500 is poised to extend gains on tech earnings while short-term Treasury yields fell following brisk rise in Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.

Fed will cut once before presidential election, says Howard Lutnick

Cantor Fitzgerald’s chief executive predicts the central bank will “show off a little bit” just before voters head to the polls.

X

Subscribe and Save 60%

Premium Access
Print + Digital

Learn more
Subscribe to Print