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Multi Media | 4 Dec 17
Listed property funds can beat the real thing, says Blackrock
Listed real estate funds offer investors some added advantages over the physical market, says James Wilkinson, BlackRock’s co-global chief investment officer for property funds.
Latest news | 29 Nov 17
The year of reckoning in the UAE… or not?
A lot of gloom is found in Insight Discovery’s flagship Middle East Investment Panorama (MEIP) for 2017, says its chief executive Nigel Sillitoe. Some 63% of advisers saw their clients’ lack of willingness to invest as a threat. Meanwhile, there were not many optimists. Only 18% of advisers saw their clients’ readiness to invest as an opportunity.
Best Practice | 22 Nov 17
Budget: Little pension change a ‘welcome respite’
It is “business as usual” for UK pensions as no major changes were included in the Autumn Budget by chancellor Philip Hammond, although some small tweaks were made to the lifetime allowance, asset management and the personal income allowance.
Goldman Sachs’ three factors driving EM millennials
A report by Goldman Sachs Asset Management into the impact of millennials in emerging markets (EM) has identified three key trends for this increasingly affluent group.
Best Practice | 14 Nov 17
Back office technology seen key to future IFA growth
Financial advisers need a robust back office technology system to boost the confidence of regulators in their client service approach and manage the growing pool of data in their business, said Ben Lester, head of sales for Praemium.