Review sparks concerns over loosening of UK listing rules
‘The FCA’s job is to ensure that quality control remains paramount’
Investment Association
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FCA open-ended property funds consultation smacks of ‘deja vu’
‘Surely, they should just do something rather than just talk and consult’
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PEOPLE MOVES: UBS, J Safra Sarasin, HSBC
Swiss bank hires CEO from ING Group, while rival names Asia chief executive
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Firms should be open about LGBT+ recruitment
Creating an inclusive workplace is vital to retaining professionals, industry association says
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Black representation in UK investment industry under 1%
But it now has an opportunity to lead from the front in being a catalyst for social change
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UK net retail sales suffered £1.6bn of outflows in October
The Investment Association also found that mixed asset was the best-selling vehicle during the month
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Strategic bond funds dumped for risk-off alternatives
IA funds suffer first net retail outflows since Brexit
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PEOPLE MOVES: Aberdeen Standard Investments, IA, Efama
ASI creates head of global insurance asset management role, while trade bodies Efama and the IA make changes at the top
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Property funds return to favour for first time since Brexit
Inflows at odds with negative sentiment towards UK assets
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UK fund industry inflows fall 75%
Sterling Strategic Bond funds led redemptions in June as the UK funds industry sees net sales fall 75% from the same period last year.
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IA calls out bond market inefficiencies
The Investment Association has called for reform in the bond markets to address certain inefficiencies which are leaving investors ill-equipped to make informed investment decisions and trapped in illiquid positions.
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SJP among firms targeted on diversity
St James’s Place, Provident Financial and several investment trusts are among a raft of FTSE companies the Investment Association has written to demanding an explanation for poor gender balance at executive level or risk a shareholder mutiny.