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Pension Awareness Day: Comment from Close Brothers Asset Management

Few people will not be aware of the sweeping pensions reforms announced by the Government this year, allowing for much more flexibility in how savings can be accessed.

Industry’s largest hedge fund managers still see appeal for alternative UCITS

A quarter of managers said that they planned on launching at least one alternative UCITS product over the next 12 months.

Investors looking at other sources for hedge fund-like returns

Investors who are always on the lookout for higher gains are looking at alternative sources of income, particularly exchange-traded fund industry that generates hedge fund-like returns

Millionaires Donate Higher Percentage of Income

The research says that the average Dutch person, no matter their income, gives around €200 per year,

HSBC: Solid income staple or regulators' honeypot?

The equity income fund manager abandoned his 2.7 per cent holding in HSBC just months after buying in at the launch of his fund in June.

Double agents

The way investors choose fund managers may cause anomalies in the markets

This isn’t brave Scotland, it’s foolish - Nick Beecroft, Senior Market Analyst at Saxo Bank

It is undoubtedly the case that a ‘Yes’ vote on September 18 will lead to short-term mayhem.

Hedge funds see fund admin offering divergence

A survey of alternative administration providers found noticeable differences in their service offerings

A turning tide of trust in financial services?

In our latest biannual survey of over 17,000 consumers worldwide, we found that over one in three UK consumers now feel content with the services they are getting from the banks, up from just 21% last year. It’s a significant leap, even though there

Number of UK platforms will halve in next decade

Investors will find their choice of platforms has halved in as little as ten years’ time

Richard Leeson: Asset gathering vs advice

One of the outcomes of the RDR has been the emergence of ‘asset-gathering’ behaviours by some advice firms.

Size Matters

Global asset managers: the bigger, the better

Family Business Looking For External Investment - KPMG

More than half of family-owned businesses are actively seeking new investment to fund growth plans, according to new research.

No magic formula for pension savings

Auto-enrolment is having a big effect on pension savings, but individual spending needs will vary

What to look for in an ethical fund manager

Neville White of Ecclesiastical Investment Management delivers his top tips on finding the right ethical fund manager for you.

Eurozone Contrasts and the Power of Mario by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The Eurozone, as we all know, is certainly not one nation and it is most certainly nowhere near being one economy.

FS Investment Committee: On the hunt for income

With dividend payouts at a record high, where do our experts stand on global and developed market income funds?

International fiduciary standards - where next?

Could the USA secure a significant competitive advantage in extending the fiduciary standard? Rosalyn Breedy of Forsters compares and contrasts developments in the UK and USA.

Lyxor Outpaced By Rivals in ETF New Assets

Record highs in asset levels were also reached by ETP industries in Canada, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) and globally, with $2.7 trillion in global assets.

KPMG: U.K.'s big banks cut lending by more than half a trillion dollars

A wall of money has gone out of the banks and into fines and redress," says KPMG's U.K. head of banking Richard McCarthy.

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