Hargreaves Lansdown ‘playing catch-up’ with ESG additions to Wealth Shortlist
Responsible investment vehicles now make up five of the 71 fund strong buylist
Author: Harriet Habergham
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AJ Bell posts record quarter for customer numbers on back of retail investing boom
Surge of retail investors in the first quarter makes for ‘barnstorming year’
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Gars manager resigns from ASI to seek ‘new challenge’
Neil Richardson says it was a ‘privilege’ working on absolute return giant but that he needed a change
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Liontrust takes first steps into closed-ended territory with sustainable trust launch
‘The investment trust sector has been relatively behind the curve in servicing the growing demand for ESG strategies’
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Scottish Mortgage retains spot on II buylist despite ‘mastermind’ James Anderson’s departure
II says incoming deputy manager Lawrence Burns is an ‘ideal fit’ for the £17bn trust
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Fund boards not changing tack on performance in value assessments despite backlash
54% of independent NEDs admit there has been no significant changes to how they discuss performance
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Jupiter haemorrhages £800m as investors snub UK and EU equities
Main culprit of net outflows in 2020 Merian Gear returns to positive flows in Q1
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Industry hails Vanguard’s ‘genuinely disruptive’ advice foray
All-in cost of 0.79% will attract ‘people with relatively simple financial affairs’ priced out of the traditional advice space
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Weekly outlook: Netflix kicks off Faang earnings; UK unemployment figures and ECB policy decision
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 19 April
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Canaccord Genuity WM eyes Scottish expansion with Adam & Company acquisition
The £54m deal will take the Edinburgh-based investment business off RBS’ hands
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Active funds under pressure to perform as IA adds 530 ETFs across sectors
Stock pickers will feel the heat as adding ETFs is likely to improve average performance across sectors
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Which funds flopped with Ruffer and Blackrock gold funds in Q1?
Gold and precious metals and Brazillian equities focused funds dominate Q1’s laggards
