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Coram AM buys DFM ahead of managed portfolio service launch
Coram Asset Management has acquired Bath-based Minerva Fund Managers ahead of the launch of seven model portfolios.
Investment | news 15 Jun 17
Saudi asset manager combines Shariah and ethical strategies
Sedco Capital, one of the largest asset managers in Saudi Arabia, has launched an investment strategy that integrates the firm’s Shariah-compliant investment approach with ethical investing.
Best Practice | news 15 Jun 17
Fear driving global rise in DB pension transfers say advisers
Fear that defined benefit (DB) pension schemes may be unable to meet their long-term liabilities is driving demand for pension transfers, research from Old Mutual International (OMI) has found.
Sanlam switches on AI in ‘world first’ for fund industry
Sanlam has claimed it is now offering the world’s first ever balanced fund run by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Demise of the machines as Macquarie closes robo-advice unit
Macquarie’s direct robo-advice service is to be shut down with its automated advice offering integrated into the bank’s wealth platform following the sudden death of founder and chief investment officer John O’Connell.