117 year old silver fix goes digital
Increased scrutiny on the manner in which commodity prices are made has seen the silver price fix become an online auction.
Author: Geoff Candy
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Real assets appeal to broaden
According to Standard Life Investments Francis Hudson, there are significant changes taking place that could broaden the appeal of real assets to global investors
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Investment Strategy Correlation regime change
The financial crisis taught us that in extreme cases the major asset classes are all highly correlated and, as asset allocators have since learned, achieving appropriate diversification for clients is now harder than ever.
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Individual annuity sales plummet Partnership
According to Partnership Assurance, quotes for individual annuities fell below 50% of levels seen last year.
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Geopolitics complacency and nimbleness
News out of Japan that GDP shrunk the most since 2011 is just the latest shot across the bows of investor confidence, that seems rather higher than it should do.
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Schroders launches onshore version of EM fund
In a bid to make the product more accessible to UK retail investors, Schroders has launched an onshore version of its ISF QEP Global Emerging Markets Fund.
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Premier expands SRI reach with platform agreements
The Premier Group announced on Tuesday it as struck distribution deals with a number of platforms that will see its recently-launched Socially Responsible Investment Fund made available to a wider pool of investors.
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GAM restructuring bearing fruit
According to GAM CEO, David Solo, the restructuring process is now largely complete and the results are evident.
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Mid-caps outperform FTSE 100 stocks
According to new analysis by the Share Centre, UK-listed midcap stocks with year-ends in March have performed significantly better than the 100 counterparts.
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Comfort to be found in maturing alternatives
Regulatory intervention is just one of the factors having a taming effect on the wild west of alternatives.
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Demographics regulation still driving WM MA
Demographics and regulatory issues are likely to continue to drive M&A within the wealth management space, says Bellpenny CEO, Kevin Ronaldson.
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Allianz AM profits slump as outflows continue
The asset management division of Allianz saw operating profit fall 16% to 675m for the second quarter of 2014, on the back of continued third party net outflows of 17.2bn.
