Wealth manager Q&A with PortfolioMetrix’s Alex Funk: Model project
The CIO has witnessed the adoption of model portfolios reshape the investment landscape but believes there is still work to be done
Consumer Duty
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Wealth manager Q&A with Dr Sarah Ruggins: Diversification discipline
Dr Sarah Ruggins, head of investment specialists at St. James’s Place, on cognitive diversity, financial inclusion and the avoidance of group-think
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Simplify: How wealth firms can improve vulnerable client strategies
Firms are not doing enough to support customers with vulnerabilities, writes Jayne Brown
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Are platforms hampering the investment trust cost disclosure victory?
The likes of Hargreaves Lansdown are continuing to require the Mifid template from investment companies
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FCA’s call for input post-Consumer Duty nears deadline
Industry commentators have welcomed the FCA’s desire to seek feedback on how it can simplify retail conduct rules and guidance
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Wealth manager Q&A with Nji Lorimer: The human touch
Place clients’ needs at the heart of every decision, explains SG Kleinwort Hambros’ head of UK domestic wealth planning, and everything else will fall into place
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Dynamic Planner’s Chris Jones: Invest like an Olympian
Chief product director says managing risk makes all the difference when you’re aiming for gold in your investment strategy
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ISS: Model portfolio sales quiet in first half of 2024
Nearly two in five advisors using model portfolios depend on them for over 75% of their business
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Just Transition: The role of investors when considering food choices
CIty Hive’s Bev Shah visited a high-tech strawberry farm with CCLA and Impactt, changing the way she views the agriculture sector
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One year of Consumer Duty: Industry grapples with advice gap amid added requirements
Research from the lang cat and Octopus Money shows move away from smaller clients
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FCA launches rule review to spot Consumer Duty ‘overlaps’
Regulator calls on firms to identify regulation which could be removed or simplified
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Vulnerable clients: How can the unseen be seen by wealth managers?
Given all clients have the potential to be vulnerable, why are so many firms failing to acknowledge the existence of at-risk investors?