Oxford Risk and behavioural finance consultancy Centapse have entered into a partnership to develop new risk profiling tools in a bid to become “the essential reference point for financial advisers”.
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has warned that investment risk is still incorrectly explained or ignored altogether by financial advisers.
Isle of Man-based savings provider Hansard International has teamed up with global asset manager Fidelity International to launch a tool to help financial advisers identify the risk profile of retail clients.
Improving economic conditions are likely to create pockets of value in parts of the global bond market, according to Morningstar.
Zurich International Life has launched Simple Wealth, a new simplified investment plan that the company says provides an easy way for consumers in the United Arab Emirates to manage and grow their wealth.
More than a quarter of UK life insurance companies now offer life products to British citizens living abroad, research from Unusual Risks Mortgage & Insurance Services has found.
The growing potential for market volatility is making defensive securities more attractive and could make 2017 the year investors are best off in low risk income generating assets, said one top multi-asset fund manager.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) is seeking industry views on setting up a new prudential regime that is specifically tailored to the needs of investment firms.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) considers market and credit risk in Europe’s equity and bond markets to be ‘very high’, it said in its latest risk outlook. It noted Brexit may increase risks further along the line.
Investment platform AJ Bell has launched a new managed portfolio service (MPS) with an annual management charge of 0.25% + VAT.
Unusual Risks, a UK-based mortgage and insurance advice firm has launched a new service aimed at providing life insurance to British expat living abroad.
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