RDR

CONTRARIAN

Brett Williams, the former head of platforms Cofunds and Skandia, has launched a private equity firm with targets including financial services groups.

ITs

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).

DISTRIBUTION

Numis Securities predicts established equity income investment trusts will be the main beneficiaries of RDR when it is implemented next January.

ITs

Fund launches reached a decade low last year as groups held back new products in the face of market volatility.

REGULATION

We look at key themes and events that have impacted investment over the past year.