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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FSCS to pay back 2,700 clients of collapsed DFM Beaufort
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme will automatically compensate hundreds of clients of a collapsed discretionary fund manager, but other investors will have to wait another five months to get their money back. London-based Beaufort Securities has been investigated by both the FCA and US authorities. An indictment from the US Department of Justice alleges that […]
Profile: Fiducia on really knowing your clients
Fiducia managing director on ‘good old-fashioned’ customer service in the digital world Anthony Scott is adept in the art of communication. As an adviser and a novelist (he has written the novels ‘On Ashover Hill’ and ‘The Birthday Gift’) it is crucial for the Fiducia Group managing director to engage and build a rapport with […]
FCA warns over advisers giving ‘inadequate information’ to DB transfer specialists
The FCA has reiterated its warnings that advisers outsourcing defined benefit transfer advice to firms with relevant qualifications cannot divorce themselves from responsibility for the eventual recommendation. While existing FCA rules require additional qualifications to advise on DB transfers, and the FCA has written to all firms who have DB transfer permissions as part of […]
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