Hargreaves Lansdown

  • BoE unity could be tested by wage rises

    BoE unity could be tested by wage rises

    The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is still united in holding the base rate at 0.5%, according to minutes from the last meeting released today.

  • Hargreaves Lansdown launches ‘third way’ service

    Hargreaves Lansdown launches ‘third way’ service

    Hargreaves Lansdown has launched a ‘third way’ investment service comprised of six portfolios for non-advised investors.

  • Hargreaves shares fall on fscs levy spike

    Hargreaves shares fall on fscs levy spike

    Despite announcing plans to dip its toes into the non-advised space, shares in Hargreaves Lansdown fell around 4% in morning trade on Wednesday, largely in response to it highlighting the significant increase in its Financial Services Contribution Scheme levy payment.

  • Election uncertainty and pensions changes behind platform sales slide

    Election uncertainty and pensions changes behind platform sales slide

    Election uncertainty and pension reforms contributed to fund platforms enduring a lethargic first quarter, according to data released by Fundscape.

  • Investors should heed bond shock shot across the bows

    Investors should heed bond shock shot across the bows

    Investors have been getting a rather sharp reminder of just how much interest rate risk is present within government bonds.

  • Fund sales hit by election, pridham report says

    Fund sales hit by election, pridham report says

    Fund sales were muted in the first quarter partly due to mounting uncertainty among UK investors over the General Election, according to the latest Pridham Report.

  • Wealth managers have no need to fear the rise of robo advice… yet

    Wealth managers have no need to fear the rise of robo advice… yet

    The rise in robo-advice should not be ignored by the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown and St James’s Place, but it is unlikely to have a major impact on their operations in the next few years, Numis said

  • Retail investors dump UK for Europe as election worries rise

    Retail investors dump UK for Europe as election worries rise

    UK equity funds saw their largest ever net retail outflow in March, the Investment Association said on Thursday, as investors’ preference for continental Europe continued to grow apace.

  • Past performance can be a guide – Gardhouse

    Past performance can be a guide – Gardhouse

    “Past performance is a guide to future returns,” says Lee Gardhouse, investment director at Hargreaves Lansdown. But, he is quick to add: “as long as you are looking at the right metrics.”

  • Peter Hargreaves steps down from HL board

    Peter Hargreaves steps down from HL board

    Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves has stepped down from his role on the firms board, effective immediately.

  • Peter hargreaves steps down

    Peter hargreaves steps down

    Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves has stepped down from his role on the firm’s board, effective immediately.

  • Sterling five year low a push over the edge

    Sterling five year low a push over the edge

    Sterlings fall to a five-year low against the dollar on Friday following the release of weak UK economic data was merely a push over the edge, says Hargreaves Lansdowns Laith Khalaf.