Square Mile buys ethical investment firm
Deal includes the company’s associate trading entity as well
Research
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How much should managers pay for research?
Analysis reveals S&P indices where equity analysts can add the most value.
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Quarter of over-55s unaware of pension tax, L&G study finds
Of more than 2,000 over-55-year-olds surveyed in the UK, 21% would be ‘shocked’ to pay tax on their pension
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FCA drops Mifid II bombshell on brokers
Mifid II rules on payment for research could extend to sales and trading roles, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned.
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SEC clears path to US research post-Mifid
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that UK investment firms will be able to temporarily access research from the US post-Mifid II.
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Is your DFM offering value for money?
Investors can assess whether a DFM offers value for money by unbundling the DFM’s service into admin costs, market access costs and applied research, and allocating a “reasonable cost to each”, a consultancy claims.
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LSE questions family office role in shielding elite wealth
The rise of “mysterious” family offices and their “shadowy” role in helping ultra-high net worth families protect their wealth “demands scrutiny”, research from the London School of Economics (LSE) has found.
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Morningstar fund ratings available to individual investors
Morningstar has opened its new sustainability ratings for funds across its North American and European websites to individual investors around the world.
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Consumer cost expectations for advice are ‘unrealistic’
UK consumers have unrealistic expectations about the price they can expect to pay for financial advice, according to new research.
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Hong Kong hedge FUM reach record levels
hedge funds under management in Hong Kong reached a record high in September 2014, according to new research published by the region’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
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Global growth concerns soar among ME advisers
Financial advisers in the Middle East are significantly more worried about economic growth than they were a year ago, according to research from Invesco Asset Management.
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FCA ramps up inquiries by 20 per cent
The UK’s financial watchdog carried out 20% more investigations last year, however, the number of inquiries being closed without reaching a public outcome has doubled in three years.