Update: JPM US Equity Income fund now available on the Skandia Life platform
Contact: https://www.skandia-life.co.uk/
JPMorgan Asset Management/ Skandia Life platform update
JPMorgan Asset Management/ Skandia Life platform update
Leeds BS launches shared ownership loan through PMS and Sesame
Leeds Building Society has launched a new exclusive two-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage through PMS and Sesame. The product is fixed at 5.89 per cent until March 31, 2014, with a maximum loan-to-value of 75 per cent and a £199 booking fee. There is no completion fee. PMS senior product and communications manager Robert […]
Who cares about care?
Andrew Dilnot had a tough challenge in examining how the UK might solve its long-term care funding problem but his recent comments make me wonder whether he is aware of how apathetic people are. Charged with coming up with a plan to save Britain from a long-term care funding crisis, he has suggested that people […]
Moody’s warns UK faces “formidable and rising challenges”
Moody’s has warned the UK is facing a raft of “formidable and significant challenges” and that the eurozone crisis could hold back growth and weaken the Government’s debt cutting plans. In its annual guidance for investors, the ratings agency says although the UK scores highly for economic governance, its current AAA rating is likely to […]
RBS to shrink investment bank business
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that Royal Bank of Scotland Group will shrink its investment bank business to focus elsewhere. Osborne says as the largest shareholder the government believed RBS’s future was as a major retail bank. In its response to the Independent Commission on Banking, Osborne says investment banking will continue to support its corporate […]
US equities: The economic cycle & value latency
It has been over four months since the surprise election of Donald Trump as US President. Despite the initial shock, the US stockmarket has continued to climb higher, with many investors forecasting that Trump will be more pro-growth than his predecessors. Watch Robin Milway, lead manager of the Neptune US Opportunities Fund, discuss the outlook […]
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SJP poaches from fund manager for marketing hire
St James’s Place has hired Claire Blackwell as director of marketing from Newton Investment Management. Blackwell says: “We have a responsibility to continue to develop ourselves and our proposition in the interests of better financial outcomes for clients.” SJP shuns new CII exam in favour of in-house programmes She has held a variety of positions across the […]
Nic Cicutti: Could auto-enrolment be protection’s silver bullet?
Something drastic needs to be done to make the protection landscape fit for today’s world Like most journalists, when I first began writing for Money Marketing years ago, I needed to be schooled in the ways of financial services. In my case, this role was carried out by a small coterie of energetic financial advisers […]
Do we need more detail on declined claims?
Industry needs new ways of increasing confidence, with high payout rates falling on deaf ears Paying claims is at the heart of the protection industry but the positive picture painted by high payout rates doesn’t appear to be getting through to consumers. Most providers publish their claims data each year, highlighting the fact the number […]
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