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Investment | news 31 Aug 17
Rising advisory costs eat away at fund managers’ margins
Asset managers are seeing their margins being eroded because remuneration paid to fund managers and analysts is rising while overall management fees are coming down, research has found.
Best Practice | news 30 Aug 17
HMRC’s rules for IHT on downsizing property are ‘impenetrable’
New HMRC guidelines on how people can downsize their home but retain the value of their previous residence for inheritance tax reduction purposes have been branded ‘impenetrable’ by accountancy body the ICAEW.
People Moves | news 30 Aug 17
PEOPLE MOVES: T. Rowe Price, LGIM, Savills IM
US investment giant T. Rowe Price has beefed up its sustainable investing division, while Savills Investment Management get a new Asian research head and LGIM expands its active equity team.
Law firm loses appeal in ‘mafia risk’ property project
An Italian law firm has lost its appeal against a British High Court ruling that it was under a duty to warn investors over a failed property scheme that is now under investigation for allegedly being a money-laundering vehicle for the mafia and IRA.
Middle East | news 30 Aug 17
Leading advisers predict new UAE rules will cull firms by 50%
New capital requirements for licensed UAE insurance brokers will amount to a “cull” that could see the number of regulated firms drop by more than half, the heads of two large advisory firms operating in the region have suggested.