11/12/2014

Threadneedle Investments : CIO Mark Burgess - Investment strategy

Volatility returned to equity markets in October as renewed global growth concerns (particularly in Europe) weighed on investors’ minds. Geopolitics has also provided an unhelpful backdrop due to ongoing problems in the Middle East and Ukraine and t

11/11/2014

Managers Goodbye To Crisis As Aums Smash 2007 Peak

The combined assets under management rose nearly 12% during last year to $76.5 trillion (€61 trillion), easily exceeding the 2007 level of $69 trillion, according to a survey by investment consultancy Towers Watson.

11/10/2014

Scotland’s £12bn family firm bonus

Separate figures show the survival rate of new businesses after five years is only around 35-50 per cent but for business transfers it is around 90-96 per cent.

11/07/2014

Most advisers to be wholly fee-based before sunset clause

In spite of concern over the effect on advisers of the effective end of much legacy trail commission when the platform rebate sunset clause comes into force in April 2016, figures coming to light from operators suggest the problem may be far less prevalen

11/05/2014

What makes a successful entrepreneur?

BNP Paribas Wealth Management has conducted the largest scale global research study into successful entrepreneurs learning who and where they are.