Duration raises mis-selling risks in bond-heavy portfolios
With interest rate rises looming, duration concerns are now becoming more tangible and many commentators are wondering if a bond mis-selling scandal awaits low-risk portfolios full of bonds.
Gina Miller takes action against FCA over Mifid II silence
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has been taken to task for a lack of transparency over its enforcement of Mifid II rules around costs and charges by Gina Miller, co-founder of wealth management firm SCM Direct.
Investment | 18 Jul 18
Income portfolios jump up the risk spectrum
Intermediaries are being urged to focus on total returns as the low-yield environment pushes income portfolios into higher risk categories.
Best Practice | 16 Jul 18
Seven steps for better platform client outcomes
From banning exit charges to drawing on the platform industry to tackle orphan clients, the Financial Conduct Authority has outlined seven remedies to improve consumer outcomes.
UK funds invest £650m in Trump detention camps
St James’s Place, Neptune and Aviva Investors are among asset managers with £657.7m ($869m, €744m) in three companies connected with US detention camps holding immigrants and their children.