Weekly outlook: Corbyn looms over utilities and spotlight on inflation
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 20 May
Investment
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Nick Train reaps returns from wide profit margins at fund houses
Hargreaves Lansdown delivered 21% for his investment trust in April
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Investec closes robo-adviser after just two years
Bank not seen as ‘natural’ fit for robo space but some believe it should have stuck it out
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Scottish Mortgage highlights dividend as unquoted bucket expands
£7bn investment trust now holds 17.3% in unlisted companies
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HL equity fund divulges entire debut portfolio
Niche Australian businesses due to round out the £300m fund
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UK platforms failing to provide income to retirees
‘Customers are being hampered by inflexible and infrequent payments and a lack of innovation’
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Investors face Holy Grail hunt for uncorrelated returns
Absolute return funds fell by an average of 2.8% in 2018
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Vodafone or Alphabet – will either be paying a dividend in 2022?
Digital disruption is creating all types of havoc across industries and now dormant areas of the market such as tobacco, telecommunications and utilities are starting to feel the pinch.
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Nick Train: Consumer brands are not doomed in 21st century
Big consumer brand stocks have not become ‘perilously expensive’
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Jupiter lures CFO from Schroders with £300k base salary
Wayne Mepham becomes latest recruit for FTSE 250 firm under Andrew Formica
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Former Henderson CIO resurfaces at BNP Paribas
Henderson axed Rob Gambi’s role in 2016
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Gender diversity failure hits fund returns
Only 14% of European equity funds have at least one female fund manager
