Reforms add shine to Indian equities
Government policies have boosted the appeal of Indian equities and the country’s interdependence from global trade risks makes it an attractive long-term bet, according to Blackrock.
Best Practice | 28 Mar 18
AJ Bell to compensate Sipp client for ‘significant injustice’
The Pensions Ombudsman has ordered AJ Bell to compensate a client for lost interest and pay him £500 ($709, €570) for “significant non-financial injustice” after the investment platform failed to notify him the interest rate of his account would drop to 0%.
Best Practice | 28 Mar 18
One in eight retiring with no pension
Twelve percent of people retiring this year have made no provision for their retirement, with 10% either totally or somewhat reliant on the UK state pension, research from Prudential has found.
PEOPLE MOVES: Marlborough, CISI, State Street
Marlborough hires a head of business development from Brooks Macdonald, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment appoints a board chairman, while a former Blackrock employee joins State Street to head ETF model portfolios.
Pension fund’s fee demands reassuring for advisers
A policy from the world’s largest pension fund to only work with asset managers that adopt performance-based fees should be reassuring for advisers even if they lack the scale to make same demands, Orbis UK head Dan Brocklebank has argued.