The sell-off in bonds has been indiscriminate. James Foster intends to make the most of all that entails.
Claire Trott: The great death benefits debate
The topic I have discussed most over the last 12 months is pension death benefits and the one thing I am asked time and again is whether we should now revoke the discretionary trust nomination in favour of named persons. My answer? I do not know: it is a very personal decision and tends to […]
Charles Stanley appoints head of intermediary distribution
Wealth manager Charles Stanley has appointed Mark Pittaccio as head of intermediary distribution. Pittaccio joins from network In Partnership where he was group investment director. He was previously investment director at Thinc Group and founded advice firm Highfield Financial Services. In his new role Pattaccio will be responsible for developing the national sales team and […]
Who are the IFP award winners of 2015?
Cooper Parry Wealth has scooped the award for accredited financial planning firm of the year at the Institute of Financial Planning’s gala dinner last night. The awards are held at Celtic Manor in Wales as part of the IFP’s annual conference. The certified financial planner professional of the year award was won by Paradigm North […]
Will Investment Association’s Godfrey be forced to resign?
The future of Investment Association chief executive Daniel Godfrey must surely be in question amid the prospect of a mass walkout of key investment firm members and crisis meetings held today. Yesterday saw M&G and Schroders say they are planning to leave the organisation, while Invesco Perpetual, Aberdeen Asset Management and Fidelity Investments are also rumoured to […]
Artemis Investments – Global markets: opportunities for stock-pickers
With volatility set to continue, Peter Saacke, manager of the Artemis Global Growth Fund, thinks stock-specific opportunities are on the rise.
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Directors disqualified over fine wine investment scam
Two company directors have been disqualified for a combined 20 years after running a fine wine investment scam that lost investors nearly £1m. An Insolvency Service investigation found that Crimson Fine Wines cold-called customers and then did not purchase or allocate wines to those who had paid for their investments. The investment scheme offered investors […]
AJ Bell wins Sipp charges complaint
AJ Bell has won a case against a client who wanted his platform fees for the past 14 years reduced. A client, referred to as Mr N, complained to the Pensions Ombudsman that, because he did not have enough information about what fees would be payable, he sold a property holding in his Sipp far […]
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