Public blasts bid to ‘kill off’ pensions dashboard
A petition fighting plans to scrap a dashboard that would bring together information about UK pensions has garnered nearly 85,000 signatures of support in just six days.
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Miton’s Grieves: Faangs looked expensive three years ago
Miton US Opportunities fund manager Hugh Grieves sold out of Faang stocks three years ago on stretched valuations and argues even if they are great businesses, they may not deliver for shareholders.
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Discretionary funds drive Charles Stanley assets higher
Charles Stanley saw funds under management and administration (FUMA) rise in the three months to 30 June, driven largely by its discretionary service and positive market conditions.
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Transact funds hit £32bn as outflows pick up
Transact’s total funds hit £32bn over its third quarter reporting period despite seeing higher outflows.
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The EU cities sweeping up asset management business from Brexit
Luxembourg, Dublin and Paris are taking the lead when it comes to attracting asset management business from the European Union following Brexit. With eight months to go before the UK leaves the European Union, Portfolio Adviser takes a look at which asset managers are going where.
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Twentyfour and Schroders dethroned in FE ratings
Billion pound funds from Twentyfour Asset Management and Schroders’ US small and mid-cap manager Jenny Jones have sunk from the top to the bottom in FE’s latest rebalance.
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Franklin Templeton rebuilds Temit with Martin Currie hire
Franklin Templeton Investments has hired Martin Currie’s Andrew Ness as a portfolio manager on the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (Temit).
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Gina Miller takes action against FCA over Mifid II silence
Gina Miller has taken aim at the Financial Conduct Authority for a lack of transparency over its enforcement of Mifid II rules connected to costs and charges.
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WH Ireland loses major shareholder after CEO exit
One of WH Ireland’s largest shareholders has disposed of its stake in the business, the same week the chief executive departed the business.
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Advisers face suitability review in 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority has outlined plans to re-assess the suitability of retail investment advice in 2019, according to its latest annual report.
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Why Ben Goldsmith is downplaying his fund’s three-year milestone
Ben Goldsmith would prefer investors wait until next year to assess performance on his thematic investment trust, Menhaden Capital, despite it reaching its three-year milestone in several weeks’ time.
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FCA chief’s performance bonus eclipses average staff pay by £10k
Andrew Bailey, chief executive at the Financial Conduct Authority, has pocketed a performance bonus for 2018 worth £10,000 more than the average remuneration of the watchdog’s whole workforce.
