United Kingdom
Retirement | 6 May 16
More UK savers on track for retirement
The UK appears to be taking their retirement a bit more seriously, with 12% of the population now on track for the retirement they aspire to have, up from 7% in April 2015, according to Aegon UK.
Investment | 6 May 16
Brexit: Ucits restructuring just one of the big unknowns
Ucits products may need to be “radically restructured” should the UK vote for Brexit, law firm Hogan Lovells has said.
David Howell: Guardian Wealth Management’s accidental adviser
GWM’s David Howell talks about his firm’s expansion plans, alphabet soup, and the unintended consequences of RDR on the UK advice market.
OMW’s ‘bold new’ strategy yields growth in FUM and sales
Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) highlighted its vertically integrated strategy (first adopted in 2012) as the primary driving force behind its stellar performance in Q1 2016.
UBS wealth management sees strong inflows amid profits slump
Swiss bank UBS reported the strongest inflows to its wealth management division since 2008, although pre-tax profits were lower than analyst expectations and below last year.