The BNP Paribas multi-asset team tactic, in the current febrile environment, is to tread carefully in its search for alpha and let the fallout from Brexit, modest global growth and doubts over monetary policy play out.
Tax advisers and accountants in the UK who help clients avoid paying tax could face fines of 100% of the tax avoided, according to new proposals being considered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Nearly eight out of 10 (77%) UK advisers believe that product providers should contribute towards the cost of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s (FSCS) levy on intermediaries.
In the latest instalment of a focus on business transition principles, Mike Leeson takes a look at the pivotal role investment planning plays in helping to build a sustainable, centralised process.
A strong second quarter saw Singapore’s life insurance industry report 13% growth in new business premiums between January and June 2016, with single premiums up 28% compared with a year ago.
Investors will be rewarded for their patience if they maintain portfolio discipline and don’t let short-term volatility cloud their long-term investing goals, says JP Morgan Asset Management.
The number of would-be investment managers in China entering the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme reached a record high in 2016, overtaking new registrations from the US for the first time, latest figures from the CFA institute show.
Waiving the establishment fee for new qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (Qrops) saw STM Group’s new business applications hit their highest level for 12 months in July.
The imaginary Warrington family face further wealth and succession planning issues in this, the third article by Edward Stone, partner at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.
Compulsory reporting standards are needed for discretionary fund manager (DFM) firms so that advisers can better compare them, a panel of industry experts has said.
The belief that due diligence on investment products shouldn’t rest solely with advisers has seen Prudential commission two independent research companies to produce four guides to support financial advisers in meeting their research requirements.
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates by half to 0.25%, adding more pain to pension savers already hit by years of low returns.
