lmims peter drake hits back at aci fti
LM Investment Managements founder and former chief executive Peter Drake has again hit back at the behaviour of existing and former trustees KordaMentha and FTI Consulting.
Investment | 1 Apr 14
structured products come into their own
Penny Lamont, of UK-based Investment Design and Distribution, says structured products can play an important role in many a retirement portfolio.
rdr effect continued to knock offshore
Changes to the way offshore bonds are sold in the UK, brought about by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), weighed on offshore bond sales last year, as they declined for the third year in a row.
Tax & Regulation | 30 Mar 14
now australia postpones rollback
Australia’s recently-elected Government has announced that it is to ''pause'' its plans to make changes to the former Labor Government's package of financial advice reforms, which have only just begun to take effect, amid growing opposition to the planned amendments.
Profiles & Comment | 28 Mar 14
products or service what really matters
Given the near constant stream of new products, one would think that is what customers want. Not so says Peter Hobbs, former head of Generali International and a non-executive director at the deVere Group.