PA ANALYSIS: Are emerging markets at rock bottom?
Emerging markets may look cheap relative to their history, but investors have been slow to call the nadir while there remains no obvious sign of economic improvement.
Author: Cherry Reynard
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Fixed fee structures more popular with high net worth clients, find survey
High net worth clients are likely to demand fixed fee structures rather than charges calculated based on their asset levels, found the fourth 2015 Futurewealth report by NPG Wealth Management, SEI and Scorpio Partnership.
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Kames shifts EM positioning
Kames has moved its portfolios from underweight to a neutral weighting in emerging markets equities and bonds, after distressed valuations presented a buying opportunity.
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Invesco Multi-asset team predicts further weakness ahead
The Invesco Perpetual Global Targeted Returns fund is positioned for further volatility across asset markets, believing that the problems in China and other emerging markets will exert a drag on the cyclical recovery.
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Axa Wealth sees hike in new business
AXA Wealth saw new business rise 46% to £578m, driven by strong growth from its corporate investment business.
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Aberdeen’s head of distribution departs
Aberdeen Asset Management has announced the departure of its head of global distribution John Brett.
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Active managers have good year, but lag in the long-term
It’s been a strong year for active managers in the UK, with 82% outperforming the S&P UK benchmark index in the 12 months to 30 June 2015.
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Lombard Odier hires Coutts head to lead UK
Lombard Odier has poached Duncan MacIntyre from Coutts & Co to become chief executive officer of its private client business in the UK.
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Rise of passives risks diminishing shareholder influence
Three-fifths of UK and European institutional investors expect the rise of passive investment vehicles to have a negative impact on shareholder engagement, reported the latest paper in the Hermes Investment Management Responsible Capitalism survey.
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PA ANALYSIS: ‘Dead’ platforms need to reform to survive
Platforms have not yet lived up to their potential to be genuinely transformative for advisers, finds a new report from the Lang Cat. It says the promise to make the delivery of advice more efficient and responsive has, at best, been only partially fulfilled.
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McDermott hints at softer regulatory touch
Tracey McDermott, acting chief executive at the Financial Conduct Authority hinted at lighter touch regulation in future, suggesting the current volume was unsustainable.
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Marty McFly should have tried investment trusts
Rather than messing about on skateboards, Marty McFly should have bought the Capital Gearing Trust when he travelled in time from 26th October 1985, according to JP Morgan Cazenove research.