LGIM launches passive infrastructure fund
Legal & General Investment Management has said its new index fund focused on global listed infrastructure stocks will offer investors income, inflation protection and diversification.
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The seven worst managers on gender pay
Now that the first annual gender pay gap reporting period has come to a close, Portfolio Adviser takes a look back at the seven worst offending investment management firms.
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iShares: Mifid II will deliver ETF growth similar to RDR
Blackrock’s head of wealth and retail for iShares has said regulation such as Mifid II and the retail distribution review (RDR) is “incredibly positive” for ETFs as investors shift from a fund view to an asset allocation view and transparency comes under the spotlight.
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Blackrock Frontiers defends EM overlap
Blackrock fund managers Sam Vecht and Emily Fletcher are already in the process of introducing emerging market stocks into the Frontiers Investment Trust following an expansion of its investment universe less than a week ago, as they seek opportunities in the “forgotten” countries of both indices, which show reduced correlation with mainstream markets.
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iShares gun-free ETFs fail to reach UK
UK investors in a number of iShares ETFs remain exposed to guns as Blackrock responds to the recent school shooting tragedy in Florida in its US range through the launch of firearm-free products.
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How Nutmeg picks ETFs for portfolios
Nutmeg investment manager James McManus has said there is plenty of room for fees on core exposure in UK and gilts passives to catch up with US tracker funds, as he outlines the robo-adviser’s investment process from asset allocation to legal T&Cs.
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Equities and bonds dumped as volatility hits
Investors ploughed cash into multi-asset funds but shunned equities and bonds during February as volatility returned to markets.
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Woodford pharma darling proposes de-listing and liquidation
Abaco Capital, a pharmaceutical company majority-owned by Neil Woodford, has announced its intention to cease trading on the Aim exchange and enter voluntary liquidation after failing to make a mandatory takeover bid.
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Charles Stanley poaches Tilney trio
Charles Stanley has nabbed three people from Tilney in a bid to boost its presence in Scotland.
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FCA steers away from pre-RDR trail commission ban
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has “no immediate plans” to ban trail commission on legacy investment products, it has announced in a policy statement that looks to shake-up the asset management industry.
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FCA unveils market study rules, but industry scrutiny continues
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published final rules and guidance from its asset management market study, but its scrutiny of the industry continues with an additional consultation focused on fund objectives and benchmarks.
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Gina Miller slams FCA’s silence on Mifid II breaches
The Financial Conduct Authority has been lauded for requiring managers to demonstrate value for money but Gina Miller has come down hard on the regulator for failing to toughen up on firms violating Mifid II cost disclosure rules.
