Nomination underuse costing clients
Advisers lack of knowledge about offshore bond nominations in the UK may be costing clients a significant amount of value.
Offshore Bonds
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Swimming upstream
Manager of the M&G Optimal Income Fund, Richard Woolnough, discusses why he is bucking the recent bearish trend on the bond market, visiting but not living in equities and how he would deal with interest rates if he found himself running a central bank.
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EU elections not expected to trouble markets
Results of European elections under way today are very unlikely to cause major disruption in markets, fund managers have said
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HK regulators look to tighten ILAS rules even
Regulators in Hong Kong are reportedly looking to further tighten the sale of investment linked insurance products, following increased concerns about their sale from consumers.
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When not to keep it in the family
Almost a quarter of advisers have experienced problems when family members have been appointed as trustees, according to new research.
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Five income funds boosted by Budget changes
Fund and wealth managers are still trying to understand the impact of the pension changes George Osborne made in his recent Budget. Richard Romer Lee suggests five funds that are already ahead of the game for those who need an ongoing supply of income.
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Lord Abbett expands global offering with three
Independent US investment manager, Lord, Abbett & Co, has launched three new Irish-listed fixed income funds in a bid to grow its global footprint.
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Asian bonds strongest growing asset class Investec
As western investors grow older, so asset allocators are going to need to go further afield for yield
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silk invest and bramer partner to launch
Silk Invest has partnered with Bramer Asset Management to launch a pan-African bond fund.
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offshore bonds written on platform double
New research has found the proportion of offshore portfolio bonds written on-platform doubled in just one year.
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Pimco ceo steps down
Fixed income giant Pimco has announced chief executive Mohamed El-Erian will leave the company in March‚ to be replaced as CEO by chief operating officer Douglas Hodge‚ who has been with the firm since 1989.
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offshore bond sales into uk market outstrip
For the first time ever, new business sales of UK-distributed, onshore single-premium bonds fell below those of offshore single premium bonds sold into the UK, in the second quarter of this year, reflecting industry experts said the arrival of RDR.