Barclays investors await SFO’s criminal charges decision
Investors with Barclays shares will be on high alert this week ahead of an expected announcement from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on whether it will raise criminal charges against the bank.
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Coram AM adds Yearsley and Geikie-Cobb to adviser board
Ben Yearsley and Peter Geikie-Cobb have been appointed the first members of Coram Asset Management’s new advisory board.
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FCA chairman John Griffith-Jones to step down in 2018
The chairman of the UK’s top financial watchdog is to step down at the end of March 2018, it has been confirmed following earlier press leaks.
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Tidal wave of wealth transfer ‘to boost economy by £677bn a year’
Upcoming wealth transfer of £2.8trn from the older to younger generation will boost the UK economy by £677bn a year, according to research.
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Regulation to make life ‘harder and harder’ for wealth firms
Regulation will make the job of a wealth manager “harder and harder” over the coming years, Quilter Cheviot’s Mark Hallam has said.
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Third of fund managers see consumer education as top challenge
Fund managers see educating people as the biggest challenge facing the industry today, according to a recent poll in London.
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Greek debt deal gets nod from European markets
European markets have signalled their approval for an eleventh-hour EU and IMF deal to provide Greece with another giant loan.
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Tesco’s sales up but investors fear tough times ahead
Despite the fact the Tesco delivered another quarter of sales growth, investors are weary of the group’s ability to contend with higher inflation and competition.
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AJ Bell dumps Schroders small-cap fund
AJ Bell has dropped Schroders UK Dynamic Smaller Companies fund from its favoured funds list following the resignation of its two managers earlier this month.
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Woodford Income Focus drops out of May’s most popular funds
Neil Woodford’s new fund failed to inspire investors in May, but who else made up the ten most popular funds for the month?
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Smith, Yarrow and Findlay on Chatfeild-Roberts ‘select’ list
There are few true stars in the active management industry, according to Jupiter Merlin’s John Chatfeild-Roberts, but the multi-manager head thinks Terry Smith, Hugh Yarrow and James Findlay make the grade.
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FCA ‘sandbox’ helps test the waters of fintech revolution
New face recognition and blockchain technology built by financial firms is due to be tested in the coming months as part of the FCA’s second regulatory sandbox.
