Former US broker charged with fraud over £3.2m mutual fund scam
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a former broker with running a fraudulent mutual fund scheme.
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ANALYSIS: Is a Trump presidency the best outcome for investors?
If Donald Trump gets elected to the US Presidency, this could turn out to be a blessing for the US economy, according to a US equity fund manager.
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Clinton proposes 65% inheritance tax for billionaires
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has proposed raising inheritance tax paid by ultra-rich Americans to 65% on property valued at more than $500m (£385m, €445m), in a bid to appeal to the supporters of her former Democratic rival, Bernie Sanders.
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US introducing RDR ‘through the backdoor’
Recent moves in the US suggest that the country is bringing in its own version of the retail distribution review “through the backdoor”, according to Capgemini Consulting’s Rod Bryson.
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Don’t pick outperforming funds if you want a good return
Fund selectors would be wise to not use past performance as a metric in their fund selection process, according to three American scholars. Moreover, funds that have outperformed their benchmark over the past three years tend to underperform funds with a mediocre or poor performance record over the following three year-period.
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Pimco rolls out US IG corporate bond fund
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Global Investor Series US Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund.
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The world will ban commission within five years, says JPMAM
Regulation is moving at such a fast pace that within five years all financial services markets around the world will ban commission and implement an RDR-like regime, Jasper Berens, head of UK funds at JPM Asset Management has predicted.
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ANALYSIS: Trump could win; it might not be all bad
The brouhaha over Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia is just the latest sideshow in the US presidential election circus. While it is unlikely to derail her campaign, it has served once again to highlight the fact that a Trump presidency remains a possibility and markets are increasingly concerned.
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Israeli court rejects Fatca lawsuit
Israel’s high court has rejected a lawsuit to block the implementation of America’s foreign account tax compliance act (Fatca) despite claims that it violates the country’s basic law on human dignity and liberty.
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SEC fines two advice firms over client fee disclosure
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges against two investment advice firms after some clients were unaware that they were being charged more than the single fee they were paying for investment services.
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Improving Chinese economy should keep EM calm – Kames
An improving Chinese economy should keep emerging markets calm and means that emerging nations are better placed to absorb a tightening of rates in the United States, according to Scott Jamieson, head of multi-asset at Kames Capital.
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US equities: If you can’t beat them, join them
European investors have been dismissing US equities as too expensive for a couple of years. But as the S&P 500 continues to outperform other equity markets, appetite for the asset class is again on the rise.