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Industry reaches Consumer Duty stalemate and calls for FCA to provide further clarity on cost disclosure reforms

Investment Trusts

Industry reaches Consumer Duty stalemate and calls for FCA to provide further clarity on cost disclosure reforms

Trusts facing partial deplatforming

clock 12 November 2024 • 11 min read
Investors flock to ISAs amid fears of Autumn Budget CGT hike

Platforms

Investors flock to ISAs amid fears of Autumn Budget CGT hike

Rise in maxed out allowances

clock 22 October 2024 • 3 min read
Over 25% of St James's Place funds fail to deliver value as 80% red-flagged for performance

Companies

Over 25% of St James's Place funds fail to deliver value as 80% red-flagged for performance

Assessment of Value report

clock 27 September 2024 • 4 min read
Progeny AM poaches abrdn's Mark Lane for head of active funds role

People moves

Progeny AM poaches abrdn's Mark Lane for head of active funds role

Following a decade at abrdn

clock 02 September 2024 • 1 min read
Spot the Dog: 9% fall in underperforming funds as Fundsmith and Lindsell Train drop out of the list

Funds

Spot the Dog: 9% fall in underperforming funds as Fundsmith and Lindsell Train drop out of the list

Number of underperforming funds still high

clock 16 August 2024 • 3 min read
DIY investor tests to buy investment trusts on D2C platforms risk worsening sector decline

Investment Trusts

DIY investor tests to buy investment trusts on D2C platforms risk worsening sector decline

Investment platforms address concerns

clock 12 April 2024 • 5 min read
Fundsmith Equity makes Bestinvest's 'Spot the Dog' list for the first time

Funds

Fundsmith Equity makes Bestinvest's 'Spot the Dog' list for the first time

WS Lindsell Train UK Equity also appears

clock 04 March 2024 • 4 min read
Retail access to crypto ETFs to face Consumer Duty hurdles even if 'unlikely' UK approval granted

Platforms

Retail access to crypto ETFs to face Consumer Duty hurdles even if 'unlikely' UK approval granted

Platform concerns over investor protections

clock 17 January 2024 • 3 min read
'Watershed moment' for crypto as SEC approves 11 spot bitcoin ETFs

Alternatives

'Watershed moment' for crypto as SEC approves 11 spot bitcoin ETFs

Attention turns to UK's FCA

clock 11 January 2024 • 3 min read
LTAFs elude retail investors as platforms shun Innovative Finance ISA

Platforms

LTAFs elude retail investors as platforms shun Innovative Finance ISA

Following Autumn Statement plans

clock 07 December 2023 • 3 min read
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