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Ian Cowie: The Treasury gave us pension freedom, then tied us up in knots

Many people who took money from their pots have been hit with hefty tax bills.

Time for active managers to prove their worth

While hedge funds struggled in Q4, so did passive investments. Could higher volatility in 2019 help active stock pickers shine?

Pemberton expands European presence to Amsterdam

As part of the opening, Boris Harmsen joins the firm as Managing Director and Head of Benelux.

Former BlackRock Exec Gets $200 Million Backing From Blackstone

Michael Phelps’s Tresidor fund plans to start trading in June

KKR to acquire substantial stake in Swedish insurance broker

Market leader in pensions advice, wealth management and non-life insurance receives investment from KKR to further develop its product portfolio and support international expansion

KBIGI launches fossil fuel-free versions of Global, Eurozone and Emerging Markets equity funds

As with all KBIGI equity strategies, the Integris fund range fully integrates ESG scores for all stocks in the investment portfolio and will always deliver a portfolio with an ESG score above the index.

Nordea AM expands covered bonds range

Covered bonds are debt securities issued by a financial institution that are backed by a separate group of assets.

Best and worst performing income funds of 2018 revealed

Investment firm Sanlam UK has revealed the biggest winners and losers in its annual study ranking income funds.

Carmignac receives French government SRI label for three funds

They differ particularly from the other funds because of their approach of selecting companies with low-carbon emissions, the positive effects of which they can incorporate thematically into their investment strategy.

Investec introduces ‘on trend’ ethical fund

Matt Evans, portfolio manager, sits in Investec’s ‘quality team’ headed by Simon Brazier – this is not my view on how good they are, it is the style of investing.

KBI Global Investors launches fossil-free equity funds

Investors in the funds are typically, but not exclusively, faith based and have two principal concerns.

Robbers tunnel into Belgium bank vault

Robbers tunneled from a basement into the sewer before traveling up and into a bank vault. Authorities reportedly found leftover equipment inside the sewer.

18 DFMs sign up to use new due diligence hub

DD|hub stores widely-used due diligence questions, giving advisers access to due diligence responses from discretionary investment managers.

Invesco Ireland strikes deal for wealth managers City Life

Invesco Ireland Limited said that it had reached agreement to acquire City Life Limited Cork.

Nordea expands ESG efforts with EMD fund

This is the second fixed income launch for the ‘Stars’ range, following the launch of the Nordea 1 – European Corporate Stars Bond fund last month.

Partners Capital Opens Paris Office

The decision to open a European office was initially in anticipation of Brexit

Italy’s Banks Look to Sell P/C Insurance as New Source of Revenues

Battling loan losses and negative interest rates, Italian banks have also seen their asset management fees hurt by Italy’s latest economic woes

If hedge funds are seen as ‘the enemy’, maybe it is time for a rebrand

The decision by Man Group to end its sponsorship of the Booker Prize has prompted another round of soul-searching in the industry

German savings banks adopt joint plan to aid ailing NordLB

While the European Central Bank is due to look at the savings banks’ proposal on Friday, NordLB may decide as early as Saturday on which of the two offers to accept.

Royal London welcomes new bid for packaging company RPC

Investment manager argues possible rival bid is better value for its stake in RPC than the offer it previously received from Apollo

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