FUND LINKS: Cost is ‘ridiculously important’ in global RDR push
Cost has become “ridiculously important” as more countries move towards an RDR model, argued BNP Paribas’s Julian Kramer during International Adviser’s Fund Links Forum on Thursday.
FUND LINKS: Global life firms should remodel to win in tough market
International life companies need to increase their offering and restructure their distribution models to fight against “unprecedented challenges” in the industry over the next three years, according to NMG’s Ashwin Field.
Retirement | 17 Sep 15
Tax advice set to surge post-pension freedoms
Specialist tax advice looks set to be the biggest area for adviser business growth as pension freedoms takes effect and retirement planning becomes more complex, according to recent research by Prudential.
Pictet’s multi-asset team getting creative in fixed income
Pictet Asset Management multi-asset managers Andrew Cole and Shaniel Ramjee have been getting creative in their fixed income investing, having whittled down their equities allocation to just 25%.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brooks Macdonald Int’l wins $40m South Africa deal
Channel Island-based Brooks Macdonald International has won a mandate to manage half of a South African trust company’s offshore portfolios, less than four months after acquiring an intermediary licence.