PA Autumn Congress 2018: in pictures
Portfolio Adviser’s flagship event saw fund managers and fund selectors debate the investment issues that matter
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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Rob Gleeson: Soft Brexit could challenge portfolio managers
FE’s head of research examines the ‘good news is bad for markets’ paradigm
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Quilter Cheviot snaps up Attivo IM
Quilter Cheviot has agreed to acquire Attivo Investment Management for an undisclosed fee.
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Brewin takeover to result in axing of Duncan Lawrie research team
The Duncan Lawrie Asset Management research team is set to be made redundant as a result of the acquisition of the business by Brewin Dolphin, it is understood.
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The world will ban commission within five years, says JPMAM
Regulation is moving at such a fast pace that within five years all financial services markets around the world will ban commission and implement an RDR-like regime, Jasper Berens, head of UK funds at JPM Asset Management has predicted.
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Columbia Threadneedle plans offshore Sicav of UK income fund
Columbia Threadneedle Investments will launch an offshore version of its UK equity income fund.
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PA ANALYSIS: Should the ECB admit defeat on QE now?
As France and other parts of the eurozone return to work after an August on the beach or in the countryside, the focus of investors turns once again to Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank.
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UK ombudsman pledges to tackle scammers of £755m fraud
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (Fos) has set out the scale of fraud carried out in the country’s financial services sector, pledging to work with other regulatory bodies such as the Financial Conduct Authority to crackdown on scams.
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Old Mutual sells Italian business to Cinven for €278m
Old Mutual Wealth has agreed to sell its Italian business to European private equity firm, Cinven for €278m (£236m, $308m).
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Ascot Lloyd buys Harvard Financial Management
Ascot Lloyd has announced the acquisition of fellow IFA business Harvard Financial Management.
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Is ending offshore anonymity the answer to tax evasion?
International efforts to end the secrecy of offshore tax havens – seen by governments as the solution to tackling tax evasion – may lead to some undesired side-effects, according to experts in the industry.