10/05/2017
Is Fidelity's fee switch a key moment for fund pricing?
The system will be offered though a new share class that will have a lower base rate management fee to incentivise clients to adopt the model.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/05/2017
Big banks say ‘scale and resilience’ on their side in battle with digital disruptors
NatWest’s head of intermediary mortgages Graham Felstead agreed with the other lenders that legacy systems are a “problem” but confirmed the bank is building a new broker-facing system.
10/05/2017
UK FCA Boss Criticises Lenders For Not Helping "Profitable" Customers
The FPC estimated that the UK banking system would incur around GBP30 billion losses in three years in the event of a recession.
10/04/2017
The new top banking jobs, by tomorrow’s top bankers
But what does the next generation of top bankers – the senior vice presidents and the executive directors, plan to do as the industry turns on its head?
10/03/2017
Hedge fund man and wealth manager Alan Miller rips into robo-advice firm Nutmeg
Former hedge fund manager Alan Miller, who now runs wealth management Based on its recently reported costs and number of accounts managed, Miller found Nutmeg's salary costs work out at £214 per account.
10/03/2017
Britain plans new sukuk deal; Brexit may boost Islamic finance
Brexit could threaten London’s dominance as a financial centre by potentially making it more difficult for London-based companies to sell products across the EU.
10/03/2017
German Asset Management: A model for collaboration
German asset managers will benefit from the reform, he says, but it is not clear how they will compete
10/03/2017
St. James’s Place – 'A week of controversy'
Revised figures showed the UK economy growing at the slowest pace of all G7 members
10/03/2017
Biggs ‘Conducts’ Northern Trust Strategy
Her expanded role was amongst five management changes in Europe in March following the appointment of Peter Cherecwich as president of Corporate & Institutional Services in the previous month.
10/02/2017
John Cryan given six months to turn round Deutsche Bank
“If we don’t see improvement in the next two quarters, pressure will mount on the management board,” said Ingo Speich, a senior portfolio manager at Union Investment.
10/02/2017
Why can’t we admit that girls ARE different? Fund manager and mother of NINE, Helena Morrissey makes a plea to encourage female investors
‘Why are we not investing? Well, it’s not that we are not good at it.’
10/02/2017
Lax regulation has turned Britain into a rentier’s paradise
Nor do the UK’s attractions stop at its openness, or the wealth of opportunities available.
10/02/2017
Beginning a new chapter...by Penny Lovell
I’m extremely excited to launch Sanlam’s new Private Office proposition that builds on the existing HNW business here.
10/02/2017
About time by Tim Price
The children were allowed to eat this treat, but were told that if they could wait for 15 minutes without giving in to temptation, they would be rewarded with a second tasty reward.
10/02/2017
Research by Old Mutual International and Quilter Cheviot shines a light on retirement
New research from Old Mutual International and Quilter Cheviot challenges the preconceived ideas people may have around retirement.
10/02/2017
UCITS equity funds attracted highest level of net sales since December 2015
For the third consecutive month, long-term UCITS witnessed net inflows exceeding EUR 60 billion in July
10/02/2017
Lack of Trust in Third-Party Providers Creates Major Opportunity for Banks as Open Banking Set to Roll Out Across Europe
Less than six months before PSD2 implementation , U.K. consumers reluctant to trust third-party providers with their bank details
10/02/2017
Norway's Withdrawals From Sovereign Wealth Fund Now Falling Fast
Unemployment peaked in the middle of last year and has again fallen to close to 4 percent.
10/02/2017
Why investment houses must be big or niche to survive
He said increased pressure on fund houses from passive investing and regulatory costs could be the driver of merger and acquisition activity.
09/29/2017
Advisers optimistic profession numbers will increase
Aspire programme relaunched