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LV= pensions head moves to Nest
Former LV= pensions head Ray Chinn has joined Government-backed auto-enrolment Nest. After 10 years at LV= Chinn left the firm in March. He has now joined Nest as head of retirement options. Chinn was also deputy chair of the ILAG Wealth Management Strategy Group until January this year, and was a product development manager at […]
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Advisers stand by Old Mutual amid replatforming U-turn
Nearly 90 per cent of advisers say they won’t shift platform despite provider backtracking on replatforming deal Advisers have said they are likely to stick with Old Mutual after the provider cut ties with its replatforming provider IFDS. Last week, Old Mutual announced it had cancelled the estimated £450m deal to update its current technology […]
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Candid’s Justin Modray: ‘Advisers have used RDR as an excuse to jack up fees’
Living up to the name of his business, Candid Financial Advice director Justin Modray thinks most advisers charge too much for what they provide. It is a bugbear he speaks about regularly, provoking criticism from those who attribute rising advice costs to an increased workload post-RDR and pension freedoms. So what does he see as […]
The employment cost of The Big Society
Those with long memories will remember that in the run up to the 2010 general election there was much talk from the Conservative Party around a rather nebulous beast – The Big Society.
Martin: Indiscriminate selling creating opportunities
By Mark Martin, Head of UK Equities, Neptune Investment Management The start of 2016 has been one of the most tumultuous periods in recent years for UK markets, with the FTSE 100 Index briefly entering bear market territory in the middle of January. Fuelled by a collapse in the oil price and escalating concerns over […]
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Number of underperforming funds hits record high as Invesco takes top spot
Invesco Perpetual leads the latest edition of the infamous Spot the Dog report, which identifies underperforming equity funds, as the number of dogs hits a record high. In its bi-annual Spot the Dog report, Bestinvest names and shames funds that have underperformed their benchmarks for three consecutive years and by more than five per cent over […]
FCA: Most firms satisfied with regulator’s performance
Most firms regulated by the FCA are satisfied with its performance and believe it is an efficient regulator, the watchdog has said. The survey conducted by the FCA and its Practitioner Panel – one of its advisory bodies – sought feedback on the regulator’s performance from the firms it oversees. The results showed that both satisfaction and […]
Bill McQuaker: Finding pockets of value late in the cycle
Investing at this stage of the market cycle is a tough balancing act. While over-exposure to risky assets leaves a portfolio vulnerable when a correction really bites, taking too much risk off the table too soon can mean missing out on the remaining opportunities which may still present themselves over the coming months. With so […]