Investment
Alternatives | 29 Jan 18
Massive cryptocurrency hack spooks investors
One of Japan’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges was hacked and around JPY58bn (£377m, $534, €429m) of virtual currency NEM stolen, prompting a fall in its value of 11% over a 24-hour period, it was revealed on Friday.
Best Practice | 26 Jan 18
Advisers brace themselves to explain Mifid II transaction charges
Advisers and consultants have voiced concerns about the consistency and accuracy of information amid fears that the broader investment industry will take another reputational hit.
Investment | 25 Jan 18
Neptune’s Geffen reveals his ‘worst investment ever’
Neptune chief executive Robin Geffen is incredibly concerned by the current glut of “complicated” funds that lack portfolio transparency, saying they remind him of the “worst investment” he ever made.
Best Practice | 25 Jan 18
Options for non-resident landlords in ‘buy-to-let war’
Expat buy-to-let landlords holding UK property will be hit with a non-resident property owners tax from April 2019. But, is there anything they can do?
Active equity fund flows spike in 2017 after negative 2016
European active equity funds saw a turnaround in net flows during 2017, enjoying a rise of €135.8bn in net new money to €62.7bn, after suffering an outflow of €73.1bn in 2016, according to Morningstar data.