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Best Practice | news 27 Jun 18
Wealth managers ‘taking advantage’ of clients’ trust
Half of UK investors don’t know what they are being charged by their wealth manager, according to UK discretionary manager Netwealth.
Investment | news 27 Jun 18
US headed for 2020 recession, warns Hong Kong investment chief
Alternative assets in client portfolios should be increased beyond the current 20%-25% to protect against periods of volatility and a coming US recession, according to Isaac Poole, Oreana Private Wealth’s recently appointed chief investment officer.
Holborn Assets has Dubai licence suspended
Dubai-based Holborn Assets Insurance Brokers has had its Insurance Authority licence suspended for three months, in a rare case of the regulator taking action over a complaint about what is believed to be the sale of a long-term savings product.
Market volatility putting thousands of UK pension pots at risk
Thousands of people in drawdown are not adjusting their pension income levels to account for market volatility, leading to fears they could drain their retirement pots too quickly, research from Zurich has found.
Best Practice | news 27 Jun 18
Experts unite to set up Pensions Advice Taskforce
The UK’s Personal Finance Society has formed a taskforce to help provide strategic leadership and a voluntary code of professional standards for pension advice.