Asset managers need to make additional strides in the ESG arena to prove themselves in the eyes of institutional investors who remain heavily reliant on internal staff to manage sustainable investments.
The asset management industry stands at a critical juncture at the start of 2019. Here are our five top challenges for the industry this year.
October stands out in stock market history owing to the fact that several large market crashes have occurred during the month. And true to form, the month of October 2018 provided us with a new entry to the stock market lexicon: Red October.
Brexit and MiFID II both represent a significant challenge for UK financial advisers. These political and regulatory earthquakes are also intertwined to the extent that Brexit could result in an unravelling of the controversial EU-wide regulation.
James Bond’s favourite car maker, Aston Martin, is planning a £5bn IPO. While Aston Martin may have a licence to thrill, investing in the stock could make for a rough ride given the company’s less-than-solid fundamentals.
Britain’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) this week added ink to its previously pencilled plans to reform financial services for the benefit of UK consumers. The primary notion of the Retail …
UK financial planners are looking for simplicity of use and better value for clients when deciding on which investment administration platform or wrap to use. An extensive study of British advisers has …
News that global insurance and consulting firm, Aon, and the UK insurer, Aviva, have reined in their staff pension contributions is another blow the UK’s battered pensions industry. These two …
The pension buyout market in the UK has the potential for staggering future growth with an estimated £1.3 trillion held in defined benefit (DB) liabilities against £8bn of buyout business …
UK financial planners face two huge pressures on their businesses as the British recession continues to bite and investment market volatility continues to repel investors. The underlining two-pronged threat to …
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