Association of British Insurers policy adviser Ben Stafford is leaving the trade body to become an account director at Cicero Consulting. The ABI is recruiting for a replacement.
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No such thing as certainty
The election saga unfolded in apparent slow motion as I endeavoured to detach myself from the ups and downs of investment life several hundreds of miles away from the scene of the action. But a combination of modern communications technology, volcanic ash disruption and indifferent weather found me following the drama more closely than I […]
Artemis UK growth fund to add shorting strategy
Artemis UK growth fund manager Tim Steer is planning to start shorting stocks in his £322m fund next month.
Control issues
Chris Salih predicts how the proposed capital gains tax increase will play out in the sector
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FSA clears up confusion over existing trail post-RDR
The FSA has confirmed that advisers will be allowed to continue to receive existing trail commission post-2012, even when a firm is sold or joins a network.
Neptune video: Europe — banking on a recovery
Arguing that the eurozone crisis is over, watch Rob Burnett, head of European equities at Neptune, discuss the sectors that he’s investing in to harness the recovery.
In the video, Burnett addresses the following:
• The primary drivers of the eurozone’s economic recovery
• The turnaround in individual countries’ current accounts
• Sectors best positioned to harness the recovery, without offering undue exposure to risk
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Adviser trade body calls on govt to save pension dashboard
Adviser trade body Pimfa has called on the government to go forward with the pensions dashboard as rumours swirl that ministers are considering abandoning the idea. Pimfa’s call comes after reports claim work and pensions secretary Esther McVey believes that the pensions dashboard would be a distraction to rolling out universal credit and so should […]
Spending, pensions and retirement: MAS in numbers
The Money Advice Service will soon be superseded by a new public financial guidance body, rolling it into Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service. Money Marketing looks at some of the key stats for the organisation ahead of the transition.
Is a fund better off with a sole manager or a team?
The year so far has been full of manager and senior staff moves. Earlier this month, eight senior staff at Standard Life Aberdeen left to go to Aviva Investors, to join former Standard Life Investments equities head David Cumming. With moves like this in mind, is a management team or sole manager the better choice? […]