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Exposing the true cost of investing
Just the threat of transparency will push asset managers to offer discounts to retail and institutional investors, according to one industry expert who is on a quest to uncover the true cost of investments and the apparent conspiracies against transparency in the market.
Best Practice | news 7 Dec 17
UK Treasury predicts 16m people will benefit from robo-advice
Asset and wealth managers have been urged to embrace robo-advice in order to reach millions in need of money advice in the UK by an HM Treasury paper published Wednesday.
Aberdeen gets Chinese onshore license
Aberdeen Standard Investments has secured registration as a private securities investment fund manager, making it one of only eight foreign asset management firms to gain the licence.
Sovereign acquires Gibraltar book from Concept
Sovereign Group has acquired the pensions business of Concept Trustees (Gibraltar), including all of the pension schemes under the Aurora Europa brand, from Concept Group.
EU grey list must not let tax havens ‘off the hook’
Oxfam has warned that the EU grey list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes should not be treated as a way of letting tax havens “off the hook”, as those named try to get to grips with the implications of their inclusion.