Quilter’s investment management arm upgrades DIFC licence
Changes mean the discretionary fund manager can work more closely with advisers
Investment Management
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Oman and UAE banks eye high net worth market
Wealth management centre and investment solutions on agenda to grow client offering
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Investment managers optimistic ahead of Mifid II
After a drop off in sentiment in the previous three months, asset and wealth managers in the UK are more optimistic about their overall business situation, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.
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The secret to boosting US equity fund performance
Most active US equity funds struggle to outperform their benchmark but this year, the secret to has been surprisingly straightforward – the fund manager just had to hold two keys stocks.
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Europe’s fund industry facing dispersal as Brexit looms
Whatever the outcome of the Brexit process now under way, the shape of the asset management industry in Europe is set to change substantially, a report by the CFA Institute has found.
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Will 2017 be the year of the active manager?
Within the fund industry, 2017 was widely heralded as ‘a year for active managers’ after a long period when central bank policy and geopolitical concerns had driven asset prices. Click on the slides below to see whether, with more than half of the year gone, active managers across asset classes have been able to beat…
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Fund industry profits shrink as higher costs and passives bite
Worldwide profits for traditional mutual fund groups fell by close to 3% in 2016, despite a solid rise in the value of assets under management, according to a report by McKinsey.
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Vanguard to target retail investors in China
US mutual fund giant Vanguard has launched a wholly-owned operation in China to target the fast-growing retail investment market in the world’s second largest economy.
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Asset managers ‘subsidising’ own funds as fee pressures bite
Asset managers have been forced to subsidise their own funds in order to keep fees low despite soaring costs, research from Fitz Partners has revealed.
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Top 10 best performing funds in the UK
The first quarter of 2017 extended the hectic end to last year with plenty of macro and market events to keep fund managers on their toes. Here, based on data from FE Analytics, are the top 10 performing UK retail funds by three-month performance.
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What future for life companies in asset management?
Given the mixed fortunes of life companies, can they handle the tough balancing act of asset management?
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Harvest Global grows international distribution
Harvest Global Investments (HGI), the international arm China’s Harvest Fund Management, has unveiled a new global distribution network to drive its expansion plans and attract new investors around the world.