08/29/2014
Platforms launch new advice services for IFAs
Three platforms Skandia, FundsNetwork and Axa Wealth’s Elevate have developed microsites, services and charging structures to help financial advisers get their businesses in shape.
08/29/2014
Coutts sets aside £110m for payments over unsuitable investments
The 300-year-old bank, owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland and whose customers include the Queen, has set aside the provision as part of a review of its advice to clients dating back to about 1950.
08/28/2014
Malta attracts global investors following changes to trust framework
08/28/2014
Amundi plans to become one of the first asset managers to launch an international fund in direct response to new thinking around the annuity needs of retirees
08/28/2014
The group added that it is on target to acquire the best 50 firms from its membership with £7bn of assets by 2017.
08/28/2014
The York office was launched in 2007 after a team defected from Barclays Wealth.
08/28/2014
Results published today show that Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) exam candidates globally have achieved some excellent results in the June sitting of the CISI’s most senior examinations.
08/27/2014
Is excessive executive pay gradually becoming socially unacceptable?
08/27/2014
Partners has offloaded 25.1% of its stake in Premier Asset Management to Elcot Capital Management in a £10 million deal.
08/27/2014
The letter argues that the business case for breaking away from the UK is not strong enough and warns that “much is at stake” from voting yes to Scottish independence.
08/27/2014
The family business was founded and is managed by Joyce Oliver and offers services such as tax planning, wealth preservation and succession planning.
08/26/2014
A founding partner of Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has joined an elite group of UK financial planners after becoming a fellow of two leading professional bodies.
08/26/2014
IFA consolidator Bellpenny is set to close its £27 million fund joint venture with Henderson Global Investors following a strategic decision to move to a discretionary model.
08/26/2014
Europe’s largest banks are finally putting hundreds of billions of dollars of unwanted assets up for sale amid mounting competition among buyers and regulatory pressure.
08/25/2014
RBS will start the process saying they are selling it as a whole
08/22/2014
The investment and wealth management company is opening an office in Thornaby, Stockton on Tees to complement its operation in Harrogate.
08/22/2014
Handelsbanken acquired Heartwood in May 2013.
08/21/2014
The two businesses are now integrated and Quilter Cheviot is currently in the throes of moving both onto the same platform
08/20/2014
The provision of family office solutions and services makes perfect sense for a jurisdiction such as Guernsey, explains Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance.
08/20/2014
While we recognise this is a sad day for York, we are continually reviewing how we conduct business to ensure our clients receive the best possible service.