a new start for ashby and ignis uk team
Ignis decision to hire Graham Ashby for its UK Equity Income Fund is a shrewd move, though it is clear it still has much work to do before it can challenge the big boys in the sector.
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schroders brown but not out
When he talked of omens for the year ahead in his annual Crystal Ball, one has to wonder whether Schroders’ CIO Alan Brown knew what was coming?
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rising compliance costs do investors no favours
If the costs of compliance continue to increase as they are, there is the danger that the whole purpose and process of investing will be too expensive for individual investors to bear.
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income investing – its not sexy
If you are feeling a little downbeat about mortality, don’t look to BlackRock for a pep talk. “The world is greying – fast,” it says, “With the number of people over 65 tripling to a global total of two billion by 2050”. Cheery stuff.
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like him or not putin is here to stay
Vladimir Putin may have just won Russia’s presidential eelction but he still has his detractors, at home and abroad. Chances are, whatever our opinion, he is here to stay.
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one year on and a fresh narrative for japan
Next week Japan will mark the first anniversary of the passing of 16,000 lives, with many more lives ruined and a mammoth undertaking ahead still to rebuild its east coast.
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are you guilty of offshore discrimination
In the past 10 years the share of cross-border products as a proportion of European-wide sales has more than doubled, from 21% in 2001 to 43% in 2011, according to Lipper. But UK parochialism is still alive and well.
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time for more innovative funds
2011 was neither a vintage year for markets nor, as weve found out this week, was it one of product expansion with a contraction in the number of available funds for only a second time in the past decade.
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fsa gives advisers incentive to let
Due at the tail end of last year, the FSA finally published its Policy Statement (PS12/3) aimed at clarifying one of the largest unresolved issues surrounding the implementation of RDR legacy and trail commission.
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retail investors still undecided risk or caution
The IMA stats for January show retail investors want their money working for them but are not certain enough about their own views to invest outside safety-first assets.
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wrong to suggest us headed in one direction
Simon Cowell was quoted recently as claiming Brit boy band One Direction are about to literally explode in America. Its nice of our US cousins to volunteer to clean up the mess.
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much-needed independent research on etfs
With the continued heat surrounding the ETP market, recently ratcheted up by ESMA’s release of its long-awaited consultation, there could be no better time for the launch of a independent firm concentrated on the controversial vehicles.