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Macro Views | 9 Mar 16
Rathbones: Asset managers will suffer under Brexit
The hyperbole is in full swing, with even The Queen backing Brexit according to The Sun. A more erudite view perhaps comes from Rathbones’ five common ‘myths’ around a potential exit from the EU.
Calls for reform of life commissions grow in Australia
Consumers will go on being hurt financially until commissions on life insurance are banned in Australia, and a rigorous code of conduct is in place, says Industry Super Australia (ISA), an umbrella organisation for the retirement savings industry.
North America | 8 Mar 16
Scale of US financial adviser misconduct revealed
Around 7% of financial advisers in the US have misconduct records, according to a report by a US-based research group called The National Bureau of Economic Research
ECB cut would boost peripheral sovereign bonds – Pioneer
The expected 10 basis point rate cut by the European Central Bank this week would provide a “big boost” to peripheral sovereign markets such as Italy, according to Tanguy Le Saout, head of European fixed income at Pioneer Investments.
FEIFA teams with Moneycorp for FX services
The Federation for European Independent Financial Advisers (FEIFA) has established a partnership with foreign exchange and international payments platform Moneycorp.