Panama Papers prompt trade-off for transparency
Wealthy individuals may have to choose between security and secrecy as a result of the increased transparency measures proposed in the aftermath of the Panama Papers scandal.
Analysis
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ANALYSIS: Ignore the seven-year itch, stick with the “unfashionable” bulls
Seven years of equity rises, have we really seen any evidence of complacency that ended previous bull markets?
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The implications of FAMR for the rest of Europe
The recent release of the UK’s Financial Advice and Market Review (FAMR) might not have had much impact elsewhere in Europe but perhaps it should have done, says Paul Stanfield, secretary general of the European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial Intermediaries (FECIF)
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ANALYSIS: Is the real ‘value’ still in growth investing?
Growth investing has had a stellar few years but, amid talk of more favourable conditions for value investors, there is little evidence yet to suggest the tide has turned.
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ANALYSIS: The real mavericks of UK Equity Income
Like ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan and Starsky & Hutch, UK Equity Income has hosted its fair share of rule-breaking mavericks, the question is should we accommodate or banish them?
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Lessons from the UK’s RDR journey
With UK-style retail distribution review (RDR) regulation sweeping across international investment markets, and the trend towards better customer outcomes only set to intensify, advisers need to fully embrace this change and embrace it early, says Bill Vasilieff, chief executive of Novia Global.
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ANALYSIS: The fundamental approach is the route to Asian success
Asian equities have had a rough three or four years but with long-term, top-down influences unlikely to change it is time to look for equally long-term, bottom-up fund solutions.
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ANALYSIS: Are manic depressive markets reaching a tipping point?
One of the reasons a lot of people dislike clowns is the edge of panic to the smiles they paint on.
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ANALYSIS: Fund managers should be remunerated not rewarded
A report from PwC suggests that pay and rations will change dramatically as our industry – and the pressures on it – continue to evolve.
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ANALYSIS: Pressure on asset managers rises as Cummings arrives
New Investment Association chief executive Chris Cummings has certainly got his work cut out when he takes the reins in the third quarter of this year.
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ANALYSIS: Yellen reminds markets the Fed is in charge
Janet Yellen’s Economic Club of New York speech provided a timely reminder that nobody can move markets like central bankers.
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ANALYSIS: For gold’s sake, stop talking safe havens
Gold has had a good start to 2016 but three months of positive fund returns and an upwardly mobile price are not enough to badge it as a safe haven.