Under the bonnet as Europe’s largest economy slows
Germany still on course for growth as trade issues hit industrials
Analysis
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Hargreaves sets roadmap for firms building out telephone advice
Even complex clients who like face-to-face contact will do more online and by phone
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Platforms drag their feet on Mifid II ex-post charges
14 platforms detail where they’re at with sending client statements
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High rise in sentiment for expensive property funds
Weak bond yields sees selectors up allocations to real estate
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Treasury must navigate Brexit optics in hunt for Mark Carney successor
Investors mixed on market implications as Philip Hammond seeks Bank of England governor
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Big tech drags US down ESG rankings while EM nations rise
The surprising winners and losers of Morningstar’s ‘Sustainability Atlas’
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Advisers mull merits of vigilante approach to ‘bad apples’
Paraplanner sparks debate as he looks to clean up advice industry from within
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Brexit creates ‘huge question mark’ over unhedged funds
Attention turns to sterling-hedged share classes on potential sterling rally
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Wheb and Impax lead the way as ‘impact washing’ confuses investors
Environmentally and socially-minded investors seek transparency but find mixed results
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FCA riles industry with unprecedented lack of enforcement on Mifid II
Over 1,000 investment firms are calculating transaction costs wrong
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If the cap fits… keeping portfolio charges in check
Fee caps on individual fund or aggregate portfolio level can add an element of discipline to fund selection
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A world of competing economic systems poses new challenges
Is the US-China trade war a symptom of the changing nature of global competition?
