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Investment | news 26 Mar 18
Heartwood adds lower-risk options to sustainable range
Heartwood Investment Management has added two lower-risk strategies to its sustainable multi-asset range.
Aberdeen Standard Investments sues Provident Financial
Provident Financial is embroiled in a legal battle with Aberdeen Standard Investments, one of its largest investors, over an FCA probe into its troubled credit card unit Vanquis Bank.
Middle East | news 26 Mar 18
Dubai adviser facing court date
Dubai adviser Neil Grant, who was convicted of operating without a licence, is to be pursued in the UAE’s civil courts.
FCA keeps ‘unsuitable’ DB transfer assumption
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has backtracked on a proposal to change its position that an adviser should assume that a Defined Benefit (DB) pension transfer is “unsuitable” for a client.
Investment | news 26 Mar 18
Ticking time bomb for advisers outsourcing investment
Markets are creating a ticking time bomb for advisers outsourcing investment business to discretionary investment managers under the agent as client model with a downturn likely to highlight shortcomings that have previously been ignored.