PA Wealth Manager Profile David Coombs
Rathbones multi-asset head outlines his willingness to use the phone book and kiss some frogs to find new investment opportunities
Rathbones multi-asset head outlines his willingness to use the phone book and kiss some frogs to find new investment opportunities
Demographics and regulatory issues are likely to continue to drive M&A within the wealth management space, says Bellpenny CEO, Kevin Ronaldson.
While a few notes of caution were raised in the spate of wealth manager results released in the last few days, the outlook is generally fairly sanguine.
According to Brewin Dolphin, it remains on track to finalise its new advisory pricing structure by year-end but has seen outflows from the business as a result.
Despite improved cost control and an increase in assets under management, the groups wealth management division saw earnings fall.
Ashcourt Rowan announced today COO, Richard Sinclair, has stepped down with immediate effect.
A move away from third-party administration and a continued reorganisation of the business has reaped rewards.
Schroders is among the new investors in an online wealth management platform called Nutmeg.
The wealth manager saw a 215% jump in pre-tax profits as redundancy costs fell and discretionary AUM rose.
Reporting a 6% jump in operating profit for the year to end March 2014, Investec said its wealth and investment business grow just over 30%.
Survey indicates wealth management clients may be growing less tolerant of fee levels
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.