Can I apply a special deal to MPS portfolios?

You can apply a deal by creating an In-House Discretionary portfolio.

1. In-House Discretionary portfolio

Build the IHD portfolio in the normal way through Portfolio Builder. You can use one portfolio, or more as required.

See article In-House Discretionary - Create a Portfolio


2. Check the standard costs in the system by doing a piece of nominal research.  

See articles on our Knowledge base on how to create Ex-ante research here.

Navigate to Research> New> Ex-Ante. Add Investment> Enter an investment amount> Select portfolio> Tick a platform in the Results screen and continue to Ex-Ante Illustration.  

View the Ex-Ante Statement to view portfolio costs. 


3. Pricing of the In-House Discretionary portfolio

Ensure that the adjusted pricing is correct in the Details tab for IHD portfolio.

You can find this in Portfolio Builder> Select Portfolio> Details. 

  1. In this example, we’ve reduced the fund management cost to reflect the discount; 

  1. Remember also to define the platform availability in the Platform and Products tab:


4. Conduct Research

Select the new portfolio in the research. Select In-House Discretionary in the drop down to narrow the search:

5. Research will include the correct fund costs


If you have a Central Investment Proposition, you can add the portfolio to the CIP. See article Adding/Removing Portfolios from the Central Investment Proposition