Best Practice | 15 Aug 17
Demand for CII pension transfer qualification soars
More than 500 people signed up to the Chartered Insurance Institute’s (CII) pension transfers qualification in the first week of its launch on the back of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) tightening advice requirements for the transfer of safeguarded benefits.
ETF pioneers launch ‘white label’ platform for asset managers
Asset managers around the world will be able to sell white-labelled ETFs in Europe when the former co-heads of
exchange-traded fund provider WisdomTree Europe unveil what they claim is the continent’s first such platform.
Fixed Income | 14 Aug 17
Why global bonds work as ‘a hedge against equity market risk’
Improving economic conditions are likely to create pockets of value in parts of the global bond market, according to Morningstar.
Lloyds Bank may expand into pensions and wealth management
UK high street bank Lloyds, which owns Scottish Widows, may be about to announce a major push into pension and investment products as part of a three-year growth plan.
Allfunds to open Nordics office
Mutual funds platform operator Allfunds Bank has announced plans for expansion across the Nordic region with the opening of a local representative office.