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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Pimco joins Vanguard in absorbing research costs
Pimco has followed in the footsteps of its US rivals Vanguard and JP Morgan Asset Management to announce it will absorb research costs under Mifid II. The California-headquartered bond manager would not comment on the hit to revenues, Financial News reports. JPMAM confirmed last week it would absorb the costs when the European regulation comes into place at the […]
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What does ‘restricted’ advice really mean nowadays?
What does “restricted” advice really mean nowadays? Some see this as a question of semantics, others one of outcomes. Either way, the debate was reignited again a few weeks ago by consumer group Which? and its probe into St James’s Place. In a mystery shopping exercise, it found three of the 12 advisers visited did not […]
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Standard Life advice boss: Aberdeen merger will not sideline 1825
Murray has emphasised his commitment to the business