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Best Practice | 12 Jan 18
Retirement income expectations hit record high
People retiring in the UK in 2018 expect to live on an average annual income of £19,900 (€22,425, $26,888), the highest figure since the global financial crisis, according to research from Prudential.
PEOPLE MOVES: Primetime, Pinebridge, Kleinwort Hambros
A senior Prudential director has jumped ship to head up Primetime Retirement, while Pinebridge Investments has poached a State Street Global Advisors regional chief executive to become its chief operating officer and a series of senior changes has been announced at Kleinwort Hambros.
Assets break £50bn at Jupiter as net flows soar
Assets at Jupiter Asset Management soared past the £50bn mark in 2017, the firm’s latest trading update reveals.
Robo-adviser launches in Switzerland
Digital wealth manager Scalable Capital has added to its UK, Germany and Austria offering by opening an office in Switzerland.
Convoy warns of dodgy shares
Embattled Convoy Global has warned investors against dealing with shares that it alleges were wrongly allotted to six individuals; including the company’s second largest shareholder, who recently failed to remove several executive directors in a thwarted boardroom takeover.