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LV= launches plain english guide to CI conditions
Protection specialist LV= has produced a guide, offering simplified explanations for advisers to use when explaining to clients the illnesses that are covered under a critical illness policy.
BNY Mellon: NewsWire
A Roy-oil affair: Newtons Frikkee looks to energy giants for yield. The Newton Higher Income Fund now has overweight positions in both BP and Shell
7IM: Preserving the Reserves?
So what would you do with US$3 trillion? Or more to the point what could the Chinese do with their reserves which currently stand at just a few million over this huge number?
F&C: Markets poised for a breakout?
Equity markets continue to be resilient in face of much negative news in recent weeks. The main events have been political uprisings in the Middle East North Africa (MENA), the Japanese earthquake and the continuing concerns about imminent default in the Eurozone periphery.
Rayner Spencer Mills: rsmusings April 2011
Welcome to the second of our rsmusings newsletter Our first edition was really well received and we have had some great feedback.
Henderson: April Bulletin
The latest news, views and updates on Henderson funds and global markets.
The London Multi-Manager Forum 7 to 24 June - reserve your place now
looking forward to presenting at the forthcoming Multi-Manager Forum events and we would like to invite you to join us at one of several venues around the country from 7 to 24 June 2011.
F&C: Sell in May and go away or stay invested all the way?
An early kick-off to the social season as well as an extra bank holiday to enjoy, F&C Investments has looked back over the past 10 summers to see if the old adage Sell in May and go away, come back on St Leger Day has been proved right or wrong.
Defaqto: 24% of advisers believe using one platform will jeopardise independence
A survey by independent financial research company Defaqto has found that nearly a quarter of advisers believe using a single platform will compromise an IFAs independent status and 8% are still unsure.
Asset.tv: Close on the art and science of its process
Close Investment Process & Views with David Muncaster and Chris Bailey
FundsNetwork: New Investment Frontiers
Top speakers from some of the UKs leading fund providers will present their views on a range of topics to help you manage investment portfolios within a global context. There will be advice and guidance on specific emerging markets,
Asset.TV: Introduction to Kleinwort Benson Investors and Dividend Plus
The Corporate Introduction & Dividend Plus with David Hogarty and Geoff Blake of Kleinwort Benson Investors
Capita: Platform selection and due diligence day
The Platform Due Diligence Day brings together some of the best minds in the industry to help delegates take on today's challenges.
F&C: S&P downgrades its rating on US debt from stable to negative
Both bond and equity markets received a nasty shock when the credit rating agency announced it was downgrading its rating outlook on US debt to negative today.
7IM: Should you bank on the Banks yet?
After the interim report from Mr Vickers, it is still a valid question to ask if the banks are still a risk. Presumably his initial views were designed to smoke out the arguments from the various ends of the spectrum
Artemis: The Hunters' Tails
Are you concerned by the complacency of investors; or reassured by their resilience? Largely on fears of Chinese inflation, Asian stocks closed down this week, the first such in four.
Prudential: April edition of Oracle, Prudentials technical newsletter
April edition of Oracle, Prudentials technical newsletter, is now available!
Ageas: Think all Term Assurance is the same? Think again.
Many people think Term Assurance is just about getting the lowest price. But ask yourself this: if your client was unfortunate enough to
BNY Mellon: Firewalls but no big bang in bank reform proposals
Ben Russon, manager of the Newton UK Opportunities Fund, examines the proposed banking reforms announced by the Independent Commission on Banking.
M&G: Market outlook Q2 2011
Developments so far in 2011 have not prompted us to change our assessment of long-term valuation signals
JP Morgan: Global Consumer Trends Webconference
Register now to hear fund manager Peter Kirkman give an update on the JPM Global Consumer Trends Fund.
Asset.tv: Response to the Budget: dissecting the small print
This report features a response to the Budget with Vince Smith-Hughes of Prudential and Richard Mannion of Smith & Williamson
LV= SLASHES GPR RATE BY 50%
The requirement for general practitioner reports falls due to tele-underwriting service and effective medical underwriting limits
Societe Generale: SGPB Hambros - Wealth Partnership Services At a Glance
GPB Hambros - Wealth Partnership Services At a Glance. Aimed at: Single and Multi Family Offices, Fee Based Financial Planners
Liverpool Victoria:Back-to-back bank holidays to cost parents £3.5bn in childcare and entertainment
With the Easter school holiday and subsequent bank holidays starting this week, the Cost of a Child Report, from protection specialist LV=, reveals that UK parents will
BNY Mellon: Newton Global Higher Income fund update
James Harries will share his outlook for global equities and give an update on Newton Global Higher Income Fund's recent performance and asset allocation activity.
Artemis: The Hunters' Tails
We are of course a capricious species, and markets reflect that fact. An (unlikely) analogy is the naming of Paris' 368 Métro stations. From the vast span of human history
7IM: So whats in your FTSE?
Every night its on the news, and is usually implied to be the bellwether of the UK economy doing well or not I am of course talking about the UK FTSE100 Index.
F&C: Last-minute ISA rush left you out of breath? Take it steady with your 2011/12 allowance
Each year as the end of the tax year approaches, financial advisers and fund managers pull out all the stops to encourage investors to make the most of their annual allowance.
Royal London 360°: appoints new Head of Sales Africa
Royal London 360° has appointed Nadja McKenzie as its new Head of Sales Africa.
F&C: Portugal requests a bailout
The announcement that Portugal is to seek financial aid from the EU was hardly a surprise and, indeed, the Euro has remained strong
Defaqto: 61% of SIPP providers currently offering flexible drawdown
A survey by independent financial research company Defaqto has found that 61% of SIPP providers
BNY Mellon: Webconference calls
BNY Mellon Asset Management's webconferences aim to provide you with updates and outlooks for our funds
Close Asset Management: Close aims to put rob in pole position
Close Asset Management are proud to sponsor Rob MacAlister, 36, in his bid to win an international competition to trek to the Magnetic North Pole.
Multi-Manager Forum of 2010
Join Cazenove Capital, Henderson Global Investors, Skandia Investment Group and Thames River at our Multi-Manager Forum in June 2011.
Henderson completes acquisition of Gartmore
I am pleased to inform you that the acquisition of Gartmore completed today.
7IM: Ban the Usurers!
For reasons best not discussed here, I have seen far too many television adverts over the past couple of months.
JP Morgan: A whole new world for income investing
Olivia Mayell, Client Portfolio Manager, Global Multi-Asset Group, examines the case for a global diversified income approach.
JP Morgan: Join J.P. Morgan Asset Management Academy on LinkedIn
JP Morgan: Join J.P. Morgan Asset Management Academy on LinkedIn