Hargreaves revenues up, but inflows drop
Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown fell 2% this morning on the back of mixed results for Q3 – revenue was up 15% to £90.6m, but inflows dropped 22% compared to Q1.
Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown fell 2% this morning on the back of mixed results for Q3 – revenue was up 15% to £90.6m, but inflows dropped 22% compared to Q1.
The UK government is considering a number of new pensions options ahead of the Autumn Statement, including one from Hargreaves Lansdown that proposes breaking the link between tax relief and earnings, instead using a system based on the age of the saver.
Hargreaves Lansdown said its chief executive Ian Gorham is to step down by the end of September 2017, as the FTSE 100 quoted UK platform announced its assets under administration had grown 12% to £61.7bn over the year to 30 June.
Hargreaves Lansdown will not offer a service for investors to sell their annuities when the UK government scheme launches next year, citing too many risks for investors.
Aviva Investors has advised that its property trust will stay closed to trading for another six to eight months.
Aberdeen saw outflows of £1.5bn ($2bn, €1.8bn) from its property funds in the three months to June, but some analysts see this as merely a “sideshow” to deeper problems.
Gilt yields have gone negative for the first time in the wake of Mark Carney’s speech on the economy yesterday afternoon.
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The UK government has set out the rules and regulation for its planned secondary annuities market which will allow holders to sell their scheme back to a provider or onsell the income stream to an FCA-authorised buyer.
Providers expecting the reduced lifetime allowance (LTA) to spur offshore bond sales to UK residents are guilty of “wishful thinking” according to a number of distributors, who are failing to see any increase in appetite.
Trust-based schemes are being called on to improve their transparency and accountability following HM Treasury’s latest consultation on pension transfers and early exit charges.
SLI has created a new role focusing on environment, social, and governance investment. Nikko AM added to their global emerging markets team, while Hargreaves Lansdown announced a surprise departure.