United Kingdom

Macro Views | 2 Sep 16

The Brexit vote has had a wider impact beyond the UK and Europe, temporarily derailing the US Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates and allowing other governments to argue that there is a crisis under way that needs to be addressed with more forceful stimulus. Japan is a case in point.

Best Practice | 2 Sep 16

UK financial advice firms applying for corporate chartered financial planner status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) can face an easier time than their overseas counterparts.

Best Practice | 1 Sep 16

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Elizabeth Anne Parry from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity and fined her £109,400 ($143,419, €128,657) for repeatedly lying about her qualification status.

Multi Asset | 1 Sep 16

The Wealth Management Association has struck a deal with MSCI to provide a series of indices, replacing FTSE as its indexing partner.

Platforms | 31 Aug 16

Aegon has added a range of portfolios from discretionary fund management (DFM) firm PortfolioMetrix to its platform following demand from advisers.