09/11/2014
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
09/11/2014
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
09/11/2014
One of the outcomes of the RDR has been the emergence of ‘asset-gathering’ behaviours by some advice firms.
09/11/2014
Global asset managers: the bigger, the better
09/10/2014
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.
09/10/2014
Auto-enrolment is having a big effect on pension savings, but individual spending needs will vary
09/09/2014
Neville White of Ecclesiastical Investment Management delivers his top tips on finding the right ethical fund manager for you.
09/08/2014
The Eurozone, as we all know, is certainly not one nation and it is most certainly nowhere near being one economy.
09/08/2014
With dividend payouts at a record high, where do our experts stand on global and developed market income funds?
09/08/2014
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.
09/08/2014
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.
09/08/2014
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.
09/08/2014
The fund previously held a Silver rating. Going forward Leigh Harrison, Threadneedle’s Head of Equities, has assumed responsibility for the UK Equity team and the fund will be managed by Chris Kinder, a senior fund manager and core member of the UK
09/07/2014
This year’s event will be the first to be supported financially by a corporate partner.
09/07/2014
Fitch said it was unaware of any concrete plans to transfer non-core OeVAG assets to a state vehicle
09/07/2014
Commerzbank's Long- and Short-term IDR, Support Rating (SR), and senior debt ratings reflect Fitch's view
09/05/2014
State pension 'unviable' for Generation Y
If you’re under 30 then you’ll need to pay for your own retirement, as one expert predicts the cost of the state pension is so unsustainable that it won’t exist in 30 years.
09/05/2014
UBS AG and Barclays Plc have pulled job offers and delayed start dates as banks toughen background checks after scandals heightened scrutiny of individuals’ behavior
09/04/2014
Dutch bank ABN AMRO has criticized a new report, The Fair Banking Guide, published by the Dutch BankWiser after an investigation into international tax avoidance in the Dutch banking sector.
09/02/2014
Total assets of the world’s largest 300 pension funds grew by over 6% in 2013 to reach a new high of almost US$15 trillion.