United Kingdom
Aberdeen and Standard Life merger: An insider’s view
Campbell Fleming, global head of distribution at Aberdeen Asset Management, talks mergers, scale, fees and the future of the combined Aberdeen/Standard Life business.
Commodities | 2 May 17
ANALYSIS: Is now the time to go overweight oil majors?
The first quarter has proved lucrative for the gargantuan oil companies of Exxon, Chevron and BP. But are their fortunes purely macro-driven or are there other reasons for investors to reconsider the sector?
Tax & Regulation | 2 May 17
FCA spares dealing and portfolio services from Priips rules
The UK regulator has decided that retail investment dealing, portfolio management and custody services will not fall under major new European Union disclosure rules.
Multi Asset | 2 May 17
Schroders launches fund to defy short-term market moves
Schroders has launched a multi-asset fund for Johanna Kyrklund designed to weather potential storms in equity and bond markets.
Tax & Regulation | 28 Apr 17
Pension trustees banned over £16m Fiji tree plantation scam
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in the UK has banned the trustees of a scheme that lost more than £15m ($19.3m, €17.7m) of member’s money after investing in overseas ventures that “bore the hallmarks of a scam”, including leases on a plantation in Fiji.