AFH drops bid for Lighthouse over ‘limited growth prospects’
IFA consolidator AFH has pulled out of a potential bid to acquire Lighthouse as it sees “limited growth prospects” for the national advice firm.
Asia the top region among dwindling global fund inflows – Morningstar
Asia showed the strongest organic growth of fund inflows at 18.6% among the regions analysed by Morningstar in its annual research paper on flows.
European equities still packing a punch
Despite political and economic turmoil and the threat of Brexit, European equities are still packing a punch with investors
Retirement | 23 Mar 16
UK pension advisers ‘caught out’ by unexpected Sipp charges
More than a third of pension advisers in the UK admit that they have been ‘caught out’ by unexpected charges on self-invested personal pension (Sipp) wrappers, research by retirement specialists Momentum Pensions shows.
Macro Views | 23 Mar 16
Two in three advisers see in-house management becoming harder
Two out of three financial advisers (64%) believe it will become increasingly difficult to provide in-house investment management to clients over the coming two years, according to a survey by Investec Wealth and Investment.