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Correspondent's Week
“Ethiopia. I'm going to Ethiopia. Why?” This was my initial reaction when I was pre sented with a trip to this African paradise. But what could this former war-torn, famine-plagued corner of East Africa have to do with the financial services industry in the UK? Let's get this straight from the start. Ethiopia has nothing […]
Executive stress
I am a 60-year-old director of a company. My executive pension plan has just matured. I noticed a performance comparison in the financial press where my insurance company shows what returns it would have given on a policy similar to mine. The returns it quotes are much more than I got. In fact, I paid […]
Yorkshire taking the 'moral high ground' to gain edge on rivals
Yorkshire Building Society's customer promise to its one million members marks an escalation in the competition between lenders. Last week's move raises the stakes from a war on price to one covering principles and service. Communications manager David Holmes says: “This is the next stage of proving what a mutual can do. “For the last […]
Berry Birch profits slump as Moores Marr takeover fails
A failed attempt to buy rival IFA firm Moores Marr Bradley contributed to sharply reduced six-month profits at Berry Birch & Noble. Profits plunged to £177,000 for the half-year to July 31 compared with £355,000 for the same period last year, a drop of more than 50 per cent. Berry Birch & Noble paid £141,000 […]
Bonds in 2017: Stick or twist?
Royal London Asset Management Bond Fund Managers Paola Binns and Craig Inches look at why short duration could be a key tactic for fixed income investors during 2017. Read the full article here The value of investments and the income from them is not guaranteed and may go down as well as up and investors […]
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Bankers and celebrities sue film tax scheme Ingenious
A group of 500 people have launched legal action against Ingenious Media saying they were misled about film investments that were later deemed to be tax avoidance by the government. According to Bloomberg, which cites court documents, employees from companies including Goldman Sachs, Lloyds Banking Group and HSBC are part of the action. British composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber is […]
Hornbuckle owner returns to profit as Sipp clients increase
Embark Services returned to profit in 2017 as it reported an increase in self-invested personal pension clients. Embark Services is a subsidiary of Embark Group that trades under the Hornbuckle and Embark brands. The business reported pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 December 2017 of £136,000 compared with a loss in 2016 of £2.4m. […]
Architas UK net inflows drop 70%
Architas UK has seen inflows drop by just over 70 per cent in the first half of the year. The Axa-owned asset manager reported £152m net inflows for the first six months of 2018, compared with £546m in the first half of 2017. Globally, Architas’s net inflows dropped to €797m (£710.6m) in the first half […]
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