Investment
Law firm pursuing Ingenious targets second film tax scheme
Former sports stars are among a group of investors taking legal action in the UK against Scion Films for losses incurred from mis-sold investments in film tax schemes with the help of the law firm taking similar action against Ingenious Media.
Emerging Markets | 9 Jan 18
What Mark Mobius has done for emerging markets
Whenever a fund manager has a prolonged period of success in their area, certain terms get bandied about as to their status within that field. One favourite used by journalists is ‘guru’, indicating a manager has moved on from ordinary status, to the extraordinary.
Investment | 8 Jan 18
Performance-linked fees work best for fixed income funds
Fidelity International’s move to change its charging structure to a performance-linked fee has been welcomed but is seen as a risky move which may not be sustainable, according to fund selectors around Europe.
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?