T Bailey is to launch a UK best ideas portfolio on October 1, meshing fund of funds and conviction investing. It will be made up of 10 UK equity funds, each with a weighting of 10 per cent. It will be managed by Richard Martin and Jason Britton. Skandia Investment Management is to launch its new UK strategic best ideas fund on September 19. The portfolio will allow each manager the flexibility to profit from rising shares (longs) and falling shares (shorts).
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£10,500 Fine for homeloan firm
The FSA has fined Select Mortgage Services £10,500 for poor financial promotions, inadequate sales processes and inappropriate systems and controls to manage its business.
Profits leap by 67% for Hargreaves Lansdown
Hargreaves Lansdown’s first annual results as a listed company show a 67 per cent increase in operating profits to £40.7m from £24.3m.Assets under administration also rose by 67 per cent from £6.1bn to £10.2bn. Group revenue was £98.8m in the year to June 30 compared with £73.5m the previous year. The proportion of recurring revenue […]
Pension deficits improve despite market falls
Pension scheme deficits have improved during August despite the market volatility over recent weeks according to Aon Consulting.Rising bond yields and favourable investment returns have ensured that pension schemes are still better off over the course of the month according to Aon. Over the month of August 2007, the largest 200 UK pension funds’ aggregate deficit […]
Canada Life IHT Survey 2016 – Ignorance of inheritance tax rules may result in a crippling tax bill for families
Survey reveals three-fifths of people with potential inheritance tax bill unaware their estate may be liable for IHT Over half don’t know that IHT rate is charged at 40 per cent Record HMRC tax receipts show that families are losing out due to lack of knowledge 78 per cent believe wealth should stay in the hands of […]
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Private Finance has concluded that a borrower on an average standard variable rate could save over £4,500 a year by switching to a two-year fixed rate deal. The mortgage broker says, in total, borrowers pay £15.4bn a year in SVR interest, with the typical rate on a 75 per cent LTV loan being 4.39 per […]
Tony Wickenden: Offshore investing shouldn’t be out of bounds
Negative headlines have made offshore investing look fraught with difficulties, but overlooking them could be doing clients a disservice In the lead-up to 30 September you may have read a bit about the “requirement to correct” with regards to the offshore investments of UK residents. You may also have wondered exactly what it was. The RTC […]
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Dennis Hall: What if what we learned was wrong?
What if we did not know as much as we thought we did? And what if some of what we learned was actually wrong? How would we find out? I do not have the answer but the recent introduction of a re-evaluation exam by the FCA and the Chartered Insurance Institute could be a step […]