Have financial advisers factored in the issue of longevity in the right way when they do financial planning for clients? Nick Webb, UK platform strategic relationship manager at J P Morgan, thinks not.
Guernsey said it has licensed 45 more international insurance companies in the first six months of 2015, bringing the total number of insurers operating in the channel island to 816.
Growing concerns in China and other emerging markets could lead to “a prolonged deceleration” and have a “severe knock-on effect across the EU and the US”, according to the most recent report on risk by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Canada Life’s reinsurance division has reached a deal with insurance giant Aegon to cover the longevity risk on a €6.0bn (£4.3bn, $6.7bn) portfolio of Dutch annuities.
Chinese investors in the 18-39 age group prefer high yield products and are more aggressive and confident in their investment choices than older mainland investors, according to a survey report by Legg Mason.
Clients should see the value in professional financial advice now more than ever, yet there seems to be increasing options for a client to go direct to platform with their investments. Are advisers now competing with online robots and electronic decision trees?
Isle of Man-based savings provider Hansard International has added five risk-based Fidelity investment portfolios to its internal fund range.
There remains a significant disconnect between investors’ appetite for risk and the returns they expect to receive, new research by Schroders shows.
Man Group is adding four new systematic strategies to its UCITS fund range.
Online investment manager, Nutmeg, has increased its investments in European, Nordic and Japanese stocks in order to protect customer portfolios from risks ahead of the UK General Election.
UK financial adviser-built model portfolios generally do what they say on the tin in terms of risk, but, there are large discrepancies in terms of how those risks are rated.
Investing offshore is attractive for many reasons but the potential risks involved must be managed effectively by providers, says Neil Jones, project manager at Canada Life International
