AJ Bell
Investment | 3 Feb 16
ANALYSIS: Did Uncle Sam shoot himself in the foot?
The first rate rise since the financial crisis was a long time coming and markets initially responded relatively well, but it is starting to look like a miss-step by the Federal Reserve.
Japan’s move to negative rates sees FTSE edge over 6000
The FTSE 100 edged back over 6000 on a wave of positive sentiment triggered by the surprise announcement that Japan has moved to negative interest rates.
AJ Bell to launch passive funds after buying investment firm
Platform provider AJ Bell is set to launch its own range of funds after agreeing to acquire a small London-based investment management business for an undisclosed sum.
Tax & Regulation | 15 Dec 15
New UK secondary annuities market greeted with caution
The UK financial services industry has cautiously welcomed the government’s plans to extend its pension freedoms and create a new secondary annuities market by giving more than five million people the ability to sell their annuity from 6 April 2017.
Retirement portfolio theory
With pension management expected to undergo a revolution this year, the UK pension industry could do worse than to look at developments in other countries.