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United Kingdom | 14 Apr 15
UK financial adviser numbers stabilise, fees rise
The sharp decline in the number of UK financial advisers over the past five years halted last year but the cost of advice has gone up, an industry survey has found.
United Kingdom | 14 Apr 15
FCA warns of fraudulent BlackRock ‘clone firm’
A fraudulent “clone firm” has been trying to con BlackRock customers out of their money, the Financial Conduct Authority has warned.
United Kingdom | 14 Apr 15
Service upgrades could trump lower fees – Brown Shipley
Lower service charges may not necessarily be on the cards, but IFAs must provide value for their percentage, according to the head of Brown Shipley’s Manchester office Jon Sherlock
United Kingdom | 13 Apr 15
Inheritance tax reform promised in UK election battle
Britain’s Conservative Party has vowed to reform inheritance taxes in a bid to counter the Labour Party’s promise to abolish the ‘non-domicile’ regime as the UK election campaign heats up.
BlackRock launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ China A shares ETF
BlackRock has launched what it is has described as the first UCITS fund to track the 300 plus large and mid-cap stocks listed on the MSCI China A International Index.