United Kingdom
Old Mutual to break into 4 new businesses
South African financial services group Old Mutual has decided to break up its business into four separate units as it believes they will perform better independently.
Macro Views | 11 Mar 16
FTSE 250 would underperform after Brexit, says UBS Wealth
UBS Wealth Management has warned that significant parts of the FTSE 250 index would be likely to underperform in the aftermath of a British exit from the European Union.
Fixed Income | 10 Mar 16
Falling dividends making income investing tougher, say IFAs
The majority (69%) of UK-based IFAs expect dividends to fall to 5% or less this year having averaged 9.3% over the past four years, according to research from Exchange Traded Products (ETP) provider Source.
Fixed Income | 10 Mar 16
Offshore bond uplift after new LTA cap is wishful thinking
Providers expecting the reduced lifetime allowance (LTA) to spur offshore bond sales to UK residents are guilty of “wishful thinking” according to a number of distributors, who are failing to see any increase in appetite.
Smart IM adds clean share classes to Smartfund range
Smart Investment Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of platform technology provider Praemium, has added clean share classes to its Smartfund 80% Protected range.