Selecting a benchmark can be a thorny issue for portfolio managers since it is what their performance is judged against.

This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Shanti Kelemen, chief investment officer at M&G Wealth, to discuss this issue.

They discuss the process she uses, the common pitfalls and what the main challenges are in comparing one range of portfolios against another.

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