With profits
25 June 2009
Investment boutique Newscape Capital has hired Derek Fulton, an ex-head of global closed-ended fixed income portfolios at Aberdeen Asset Management.
15 June 2009
As market leaders in socially responsible sector reach milestone anniversaries, questions are raised over whether the field needs modernising
25 May 2009
A drunken conversation in the early hours of the morning can lead to many things, but for it to be the establishment of a successful asset management business is pretty rare. Twelve years on and still sitting at the same desk he had at the start, Charlie Porter, co-founder of Thames River Capital, talks about what makes the boutique tick and why he is still as enthusiastic today as he ever was
11 May 2009
After two years of outflows, Gary Shaughnessy is aiming to bring Fidelity back to its former glory
20 April 2009
In testing times, employee apathy is rife, making it essential for employers and their advisers to communicate the importance of maintain focus on retirement planning
13 April 2009
Despite what some providers would like you to believe, there is nothing mystical or even that new about the concept of 'absolute' return funds - they have been around in one form or another since the advent of pooled funds
06 April 2009
The constant search for the next-best fund, the cult of the star manager and the disproportionate use of performance as a way of selling funds have underpinned the UK asset management industry over the past 20 years. But as current market conditions highlight potential flaws in this approach, surely now is the ideal time to rethink the whole process. HSBC'S Andy Clark outlines his views on improving the adviser-asset manager relationship
03 April 2009
Norwich Union is to withdraw its inflation guarantee option for its with-profits investment bond. ...
23 March 2009
Since A-Day, the rules in the pension market have changed considerably, but how are the changes in legislation that were implemented three years ago affecting the growth of the transfer market?
09 March 2009
Investors in the LV= with-profits fund will see their policy values fall by an average of 1.2%. The...
05 March 2009
Aviva Investors UK profits dropped from £70m in 2007 to £64m in 2008 as investment income declined, ...
02 March 2009
The marketing of cash or money-market funds in Sipps and personal pensions has been called into question recently. Advisers need to review the money market funds they recommend to make sure clients get no nasty surprises
09 February 2009
Norwich Union's life and pensions sales rose by less than 1% during 2008, though parent company Aviv...
02 February 2009
Standard Life's with-profits funds have recovered some of their value following a major downgrade in...
26 January 2009
Norwich Union is temporarily deferring settlements on its unit-linked property fund, blaming tough t...
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In testing times, employee apathy is rife, making it essential for employers and their advisers to communicate the importance of maintain focus on retirement planning
Despite what some providers would like you to believe, there is nothing mystical or even that new about the concept of 'absolute' return funds - they have been around in one form or another since the advent of pooled funds
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