Hedge strategies popular despite underperformance
The long/short equity hedge sector has lost about 6.6% over the last three years
Analysis
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Grim death stats trigger financial planning rethink
UK mortality rates upend industry presumption that we’re all living longer
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Lee Robertson: Advisers no longer glorified salespeople
Outgoing Investment Quorum CEO reflects on the advice industry’s evolution
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Gam bombshell suggests absolute return confusion remains
Closed unconstrained fund range was available to retail investors despite complex derivatives and currency swaps
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Can India lure investors back in?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India is an ‘elephant that’s starting to run’
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Woodford rivals to benefit from UK equity flows
41% of professional investors plan to increase their exposure to UK equities over Q3
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Advisers eye less regulation outside Brussels’ rule
Will IFAs see a lightening of the regulatory burden when the UK finally leaves the EU?
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Unconstrained bond liquidity sparks financial crisis concerns
Unease comes as Gam freezes Tim Haywood’s absolute return bond fund
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Advisers defeated by platform switching
FCA worried established clients are stuck on expensive legacy platforms
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D2C marketing drives down trust discounts
Closed-ended fund share registers increasingly dominated by retail investors
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Infrastructure in favour despite H1 sell-off
Net outflows of £634.5m as developed market government bond yields spike
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Volatility could hit entrenched DFM and adviser relationships
Advice firms could become more discriminatory in their wealth manager due diligence when the economic cycle shifts.
