‘Hidden tech’ could be key to equities returns – Hermes
It was announced on Thursday that Snap, owner of Snapchat, has been valued at $22.2bn (£17.8bn, €20.9bn) ahead of its IPO next month, but could the secret to technology investments be in finding the ‘hidden’ technologies propping up the household names?
Best Practice | 16 Feb 17
Mixed responses to UK pension scam consultation
The UK government’s consultation on tackling pension scams received mixed responses, as it acknowledged that the pension freedoms may have contributed to the rise in scams.
Australia’s IOOF profits fall after trimming adviser business
One of Australia’s biggest and oldest independent financial advice and wealth management companies, IOOF, has posted a 45% drop in net profit for the six months to 31 December 2016.
Best Practice | 16 Feb 17
How strong ethics can help overcome distrust
With perception often speaking louder than truth, Simon Webley, research director for the Institute of Business Ethics, believes preservation of trust within a business, externally and internally, must be a top priority for management.
Sentiment toward equities drops sharply in 2017, research shows
Investor confidence in the stock market has halved in the past two years due to the joint impact of political uncertainty and low interest rates, according to research from the UK’s Association of Investment Companies (AIC).