Investment | 24 Nov 14
SSGA launches smart beta UCITS fund
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched one of the industry’s first UCITS smart beta multi-factor funds.
Lessons to be learnt from LandGs pensions pilot
A pilot scheme for pensions guidance introduced by Legal & General saw only 2.5% of retirees take up the offer, but the firm has said there are lessons to be learnt from the pilot.
Aviva in talks to buy Friends Life
Aviva is in talks to buy Friends Life in a deal which would make the combined group one of the largest savings and investment groups in the UK.
Technology | 24 Nov 14
One fifth of clients not commercially viable rdr
A significant number of financial advisers in the UK have shed more than 20% of their clients because they are no longer commercially viable in the post RDR world, research by online platform Rplan has revealed.
Neuberger Berman MM UCITS
The fund, which was launched on Monday, invests in hedge funds but aims to stand out from its peers by providing clients with higher levels of daily liquidity and full portfolio transparency.