legacy commission – blazing a trail
The FSA is now closed… to responses on its consultation paper dealing with legacy assets and their treatment after the RDR rules come into effect. But we have not heard the end of it, not by a long shot.
The FSA is now closed… to responses on its consultation paper dealing with legacy assets and their treatment after the RDR rules come into effect. But we have not heard the end of it, not by a long shot.
Like tax cuts and tank tops, property has a tendency to be either in or out of fashion in a big way.
In the short time we have been back following the festive hiatus there has been a muted but audible buzz in the air about the Absolute Return Sector. Why is this and is it about to turn into a foghorn?
Its easy to take a swipe at the fund ratings agencies and to scrutinise their ultimate influence on fund selection practices, but Morningstar should be applauded for at least trying something new with its investment trust ratings service.
Investment from fund managers into their own investment trust has traditionally been seen as a sign they have more at stake and so are likely to perform better. But our research suggests otherwise…
The IMA launched a number of new fund sectors at the start of the year but the biggest development is still to come in the shape of its proposed online investor offering.
The real encouraging sign from 2011 is that liquid gold outperformed metal gold, remarked Lindsell Trains co-founder Nick Train to me earlier this week. What was he talking about?
There is enough doom and gloom out there already so, while not ignoring the structural weaknesses India has, there are plenty of positives for investors to see in the world’s largest democracy.
The launch of the IMA’s new Global Equity Income Sector has brought to the fore some issues last visited during the organisation’s ill-fated split of the UK Equity Income Sector. But this time it’s different…
Politicians haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory this year when it comes to making policy decisions to reduce levels of government, consumer and household debt – 2012 is unlikely to be any different.
All year we have heard disparaging comments about gilts and their lack of investment case. Imagine my shock then when I saw six out of this year’s top 10 performing funds featuring the word gilt in their name.
New Years Day represents one year until the RDR rules are implemented, but unless the FSA gets its act together before Christmas it doesnt look like well be any clearer on whats needed until into 2012.