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Multi Asset | 3 Jun 16
Multi-asset funds best placed to hit client targets: BNP Paribas
In a low yielding and high risk world multi-asset funds are best placed to meet the investment outcomes clients require, says Colin Graham, head of active asset allocation, multi asset solutions for BNP Paribas Investment Partners.
Best Practice | 2 Jun 16
Better investor defences may fill advice gap – Axa’s Willoughby
Some form of state-provided consumer protection covering financial products is needed to overcome the “advice gap” in the UK, says Simon Willoughby, head of Proposition for Axa Wealth International.
Nearly a quarter of UK advisers to vote Brexit, says Apfa
Around 24% of financial advisers in the UK will vote for Britain to leave the European Union, research from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (Apfa) shows.
Brexit vote unlikely to hit financial advisers in short term
Political and economic uncertainty surrounds the outcome of the UK referendum on 23 June, but the initial impact on the business of financial advisers, even if there is a vote to leave, could take some time to be felt, according to industry observers.
Best Practice | 1 Jun 16
Confidence in UK advisers rises 40% since RDR
Trust and confidence in financial advisers in the UK has risen by 40% since the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), research from the Personal Finance Society (PFS) shows.