FCA launches rule review to spot Consumer Duty ‘overlaps’
Regulator calls on firms to identify regulation which could be removed or simplified
Author: Lauren Hardy
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St. James’s Place discusses ‘future strategic focus’ in H1 results
Plans for cost base reduction aim to reach full run-rate savings of £100m by 2027
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Alliance Trust joins forces with Witan in UK’s largest-ever investment trust merger
The merger is the result of Witan CEO Andrew Bell’s impending retirement
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Andrew Shepherd to retire as Brooks Macdonald group CEO
CFO Andrea Montague will become group CEO from October this year, subject to regulatory approval
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Columbia Threadneedle’s Scott Spencer joins Square Mile as investment director
Spencer left Columbia Threadneedle alongside Kelly Prior and Rob Burdett earlier this year
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CCLA’s Browne on mental health: Awareness is increasing but the gap is widening
The stewardship lead speaks to our sister title Portfolio Adviser following the firm’s third iteration of its UK mental health benchmark
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UK investment giants: British Isa proposals could fall foul of Consumer Duty
Hopes that a Labour government will ‘drastically improve’ existing plans
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Baillie Gifford, Allianz and GAM funds lose ratings in Square Mile rebalance
One new fund and one investment company also enter the Academy
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Premier Miton AUM increases by 9% despite uptick in net outflows
Group publishes its half-year results to 31 March 2024
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‘Spoilt for choice’: Why Hawksmoor’s Conway keeps becoming more bullish on UK equities
The CIO and head of fund management says lack of institutional exposure to UK equities ‘beggars belief’
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Evelyn Partners MPS team exits JPM fund and sells down Federated Hermes EM mandate
JP Morgan US Equity Income and Hermes Global Emerging Markets funds switched for BNY Mellon and Baillie Gifford offerings
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‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Industry calls for FCA consultation amid trust test-taking woes
Platforms requiring retail investors to undertake knowledge tests before buying certain trusts is bruising the already-ailing sector