Smart city funds start to gain pace with small flurry of launches
Pictet Smartcity fund among the stalwarts of the space but had little competition until now
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Is the advice sector on a post-Covid collision course?
One in five advisers believes virus crisis will trigger a mass exodus worse than RDR
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Are fund manager M&A deals in line for a Covid kick?
Healthy balance sheets and a flexible cost base leave asset managers well placed to weather a downturn
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Has Covid levelled the playing field for fund distribution?
73% of industry participants think growing margin pressure will be felt most acutely by fund promoters
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Oil majors ditched from income portfolios as firms divert cash to become ESG friendly
Just 36% of UK equity income funds hold Shell in their top-10 compared to 65% at the start of 2020
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Covid vaccine and rising inflation could provide a cure for flatlining value
‘These valuations for growth stocks are not normal during a recession’
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Are financial advisers ready for Covid-driven swell in ESG demand?
ESG is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to building portfolios ready for the changes the world is expected to make
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Does ECB reluctance to lower rates put a floor on bond yields?
Central bank shows unwillingness to cut but deflation could force its hand
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How the UK advice sector could take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s youth employment incentives
The £2bn kickstart scheme will subsidise wages of young people who are at risk of unemployment
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Boohoo shines spotlight on fast fashion in funds peddled as responsible investments
‘I can’t believe that these allegations came as a surprise to anyone’
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How has coronavirus changed the financial advice M&A market?
‘Some companies may be dissuaded from selling due to the uncertainty’
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Retail investors eclipse wealth managers for investment trust demand
Investec Wealth and Brewin Dolphin among wealth managers that have become net sellers of investment trusts
