Platform providers to face FCA scrutiny
The FCA is to probe how the investment platform market is functioning over fears there is a lack of competition between providers.
Hargreaves Lansdown
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OMGI: Barclays to see more upside despite fraud charges
Old Mutual Global Investors believes there is “a lot of upside” to come from Barclays shares, despite the Serious Fraud Office charges.
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Hargreaves Lansdown platform hosts bitcoin ETF
Hargreaves Lansdown investors can now access a dedicated bitcoin ETF through the firm’s SIPP and brokerage services.
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Vanguard direct-consumer platform a ‘step change in customer experience’
Vanguard’s new direct-to-consumer platform has been hailed as a potential threat to established investment-distribution giants, in research by Platforum.
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HL chairman Evans to step down
Mike Evans, chairman of Hargreaves Lansdown, has announced he will be stepping down as soon as a successor has been identified.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is now the time to go overweight oil majors?
The first quarter has proved lucrative for the gargantuan oil companies of Exxon, Chevron and BP. But are their fortunes purely macro-driven or are there other reasons for investors to reconsider the sector?
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‘Underperforming’ HL pitted against SJP
Bernstein has rated Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) shares ‘underperform’ with its current valuation of 31x forward-looking price/earnings failing to reflect a slowdown in asset flows.
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Inflation reaches 2.3% – highest level since 2013
February saw UK headline CPI rise to 2.3% – its highest level since November 2013 – introducing a “two-sided risk” to the economy.
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Which asset manager is the next takeover target?
Last week’s £11bn merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management was a game changer for the industry. Portfolio Adviser asked several wealth managers and analysts, who’s next?
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BT ‘not great value’ despite favourable Ofcom outcome – Brewin Dolphin
Although BT and Ofcom struck a reasonable compromise over the fate of Openreach, the stock still doesn’t look like an attractive value proposition, according to Brewin Dolphin equity analyst Nik Stanojevic.
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Brooke beats Woodford on 10-year total returns
Troy Asset Management’s Francis Brooke leads the UK equity income pack over 10 years, with Neil Woodford ranking sixth in Hargreaves Lansdown’s list of the top 10 managers by total return.
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‘Caution in the air’ but investor confidence still rises
Investor confidence is bouncing back and rose for the third month in a row in February, Hargreaves Lansdown has found.