FCA ramps up inquiries by 20 per cent
The UK’s financial watchdog carried out 20% more investigations last year, however, the number of inquiries being closed without reaching a public outcome has doubled in three years.
The UK’s financial watchdog carried out 20% more investigations last year, however, the number of inquiries being closed without reaching a public outcome has doubled in three years.
Rather than relying on sell-side analysts to produce research reports, the buy-side are increasingly bringing equity research in-house.
According to the FCA, the bundled supply of execution and research services by brokers makes price discovery difficult.
Falling adviser numbers and an advice gap are just two of the wave of changes that are uppermost in wealth managers minds, according to research company Aite Group.
As the proliferation of rating agencies gathers pace, with FE the latest entrant in the risk-targeted space, key UK fund selectors are undoubtedly being courted by both agencies and fund groups in need of their advocacy and business, respectively.
City Financial to extend the remit of research hub The Adviser Centre to include multi-manager assessments run by Scopic Research.
The RDR is leading to the natural selection of giants vs boutiques, but the UK is not alone.
Firms smashed a record $1trn in dividend payouts in 2013, reflecting growth in equity income around the world.
Going into 2014 a stronger US and EM crisis were the key market drivers – both now appear to be unwinding
A new, independent asset allocation service was launched today allowing wealth managers and IFAs to tap into a vast amounts of academic research not publically available.
Defaqto’s fund management team is being bolstered with the addition of Frank Potaczek.
Deutsche has taken on board former HSBC head of global macro and investment strategy.