Investment
Arch Cru failures prompt UK lifeboat scheme revamp
Financial compensation calculations have been overhauled following failures that saw beleaguered investors in two Arch Cru funds underpaid by about £800,000 by the UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
Best Practice | 8 Jan 18
Why managers need to wake up to ESG threat
While the pace of change may differ between clients, for the future of ESG investments the only way is up. So, how at risk are the funds or wealth managers that do not manage to move to a full ESG-process across a client’s entire portfolio?
Best Practice | 5 Jan 18
Tax-efficient investing to boom despite heightened risks
Investor interest in tax-efficient Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) funds, run by HM Revenue & Customs, is expected to rise despite managers being forced into higher-risk investments as a result of recent rule changes.
Fidelity charges ahead in China domestic market
Fidelity International’s investment management wholly foreign-owned enterprise (IM WFOE) has launched two funds while Blackrock and Schroders obtain private fund management (PFM) licences for their WFOEs.
Morgan Stanley IM offers China A-shares access in new Sicav
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is to offer access to its well-established China A-shares fund through a Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav.