RDR
Investment Week | 30 Jan 2012
Trouble is brewing in the world of investment trusts. 2011 was not a vintage year for our most venerable of investment institutions and 2012 is not shaping up to be that much better.
Brett Williams, the former head of platforms Cofunds and Skandia, has launched a private equity firm with targets including financial services groups.
Investment Week | 29 Jan 2012
James Budden, marketing director at Baillie Gifford, explains the cost benefits of global growth investment trusts.
Investment Week | 27 Jan 2012
OTHER RDR ARTICLES
A blanket ban on traded life policy (TLP) investments would amount to “overkill” and could hamper the UK’s ability to compete in global markets, according to SL Investment Management (SL).
Investment Week | 23 Jan 2012
Invesco Perpetual head of distribution Ian Trevers talks to Katrina Lloyd about the group’s post-RDR strategy, how to navigate difficult markets and the thorny issue of Neil Woodford’s succession plans.
Investment Week | 23 Jan 2012
Numis Securities predicts established equity income investment trusts will be the main beneficiaries of RDR when it is implemented next January.
Investment Week | 23 Jan 2012
Investment trust providers often campaign for more space in the press for closed-ended vehicles and this week they got their wish.
Investment Week | 16 Jan 2012
Fund launches reached a decade low last year as groups held back new products in the face of market volatility.
Investment Week | 09 Jan 2012
Although it has been said many times, many ways, all participants in the financial services industry are facing a period of unprecedented regulatory change.
Investment Week | 09 Jan 2012
We look at key themes and events that have impacted investment over the past year.
Investment Week | 19 Dec 2011
North Investment Partners has appointed three non-executive directors to its board as it seeks to strengthen its business ahead of RDR.
Investment Week | 15 Dec 2011
The Retail Distribution Review (RDR), and the subsequent enabling proposals, provide the UK with a unique opportunity to move towards a fairer and more transparent pricing and distribution model.
Investment Week | 05 Dec 2011
While RDR and MIFID II have taken centre stage in recent months, one topic that hasn’t gained enough attention yet is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCA.
Investment Week | 21 Nov 2011
The FSA said it hopes a consultation paper on the treatment of commission on legacy assets has "put to bed” any confusion on the issue, but it warned product providers yet to adapt their systems face an arduous task preparing for the rule change.
Investment Week | 16 Nov 2011
The FSA has confirmed its proposed ban on legacy commission in a widely-expected move.
Investment Week | 16 Nov 2011
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