LGIM appoints lead manager on Real Income Builder fund
Legal & General Investment Management has added to its active equity team with the hire of Nigel Masding from Longview Partners.
Author: Adam Lewis
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Risk of another US debt ceiling impasse already hitting treasuries
An impasse over raising the debt ceiling could see the US hit the financial buffers in early October failing to meet around 23% of its short term obligations, an analysis by Washington think tank the Bipartisan Policy Centre has said.
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TV pension scam campaign would cost £2m a year
A carefully-targeted pension scam public awareness campaign including television advertising would cost in the region of £2m annually, a financial services advertising expert has said.
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Axa’s Iggo: Credit spreads set to widen as Fed unwinds QE
The unwinding of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing programme is very likely to see credit spreads widening with an impact on other assets well beyond US treasuries says Chris Iggo, chief investment officer fixed Income, Axa Investment Managers.
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Sterling’s fall brings no boost to UK trade
The performance of net trade since sterling’s depreciation remains the worst in UK history Pantheon Economics has warned.
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PA ANALYSIS: Merger mania, should fund buyers beware?
To what extent should portfolio advisers be factoring corporate activity into their investment thinking and decisions?
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Why Hargreaves’ Wealth 150 has shrunk since launch
Hargreaves Lansdown’s says the number of funds on its Wealth 150 recommended fund list has fallen over time because there is only a limited pool of talented managers with a proven track record.
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PA ANALYSIS: Insistent client advice may require two suitability reports
Advisers are mulling the implications of FCA plans to incorporate the term ‘insistent client’ into its handbook guidance. The regulator has outlined what it sees as best practice – a move that could see advisers producing two suitability reports, with a particular focus on pension transfer advice.
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PA ANALYSIS: Why do advisers have to follow EU rules?
Portfolio advisers are increasingly asking themselves why they are having to deal with so much regulatory change emanating from the EU, given the fast approaching deadline for Brexit in March 2019.
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PA ANALYSIS: Why the government needs to act quickly on cold calling
While welcoming Monday’s government decision to resurrect a ban on pension cold calling, many industry figures have expressed concerns on how long it will take to implement.
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Government revives pensions cold calling crackdown
The government has revived plans for a ban on pension cold calling with a promise of new legislation after the original plan was dropped owing to the snap general election.
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PA ANALYSIS: The UK equity conundrum
Research published on Friday by Aegon UK shows that advisers are pretty much split on what to do regarding their UK equity exposure.
