Over half of UK financial advisers say their client’s appetite for risk has decreased over the last year – with some saying the drop has been ‘dramatic’, according to new research by online investment platform rplan.
The majority (69%) of UK-based IFAs expect dividends to fall to 5% or less this year having averaged 9.3% over the past four years, according to research from Exchange Traded Products (ETP) provider Source.
Smart Investment Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of platform technology provider Praemium, has added clean share classes to its Smartfund 80% Protected range.
Schroders has launched its first liquid distressed fund, providing access to a new hedge fund within the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) framework.
Exchange traded fund provider WisdomTree has added Cantor Fitzgerald and IMC as authorised participants (AP) to its Ucits distribution platform.
Anybody who says that China doesn’t have a credit problem is lying because when that much credit is pumped into the system there is no way that every single loan is a sound investment, according to Schroders’ head of Asian equities Singapore, Lee King Fuei.
Axa Wealth reported a 14% rise in platform assets in the year to 31 December 2015.
Vanguard has expanded its exchange traded fund range with the launch of four low-cost fixed income ETFs on the London Stock Exchange.
Older consumers are a diverse population, with different beliefs, behaviours and needs, all of which affect the way in which they interact with money and financial services, according to a new discussion paper from the Financial Conduct Authority. So, what do IFAs need to take into account to meet their needs? Click through the pictures…
Zurich Insurance Company will divest its 25% stake in financial services partnership Openwork within the next four years, under an agreement that will see Openwork continue to distribute Zurich product lines in the UK.
Investor sentiment has taken a significant hit following the turbulent start to 2016, falling in February to its lowest level since May 2013, according to Lloyds Bank.
Investors are turning more cautious in the face of the turmoil in the financial markets this year, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) Fund Manager Survey, with average cash balances up at their highest weighting since November 2001.
