Courtiers

Wealth manager Courtiers is preparing to launch three income funds in a bid to attract pension savers.

Investors are moving out of frontier markets and in to global emerging market vehicles, including BRIC funds, to capture a reversal in their fortunes.

Wealth management firm Courtiers is to introduce a ‘Monte Carlo' risk profiling tool which allows clients to prioritise different types of risk.

Fund buyers are taking profits in frontier markets after the recent reshuffle of constituents and a strong run of performance.

The Financial Conduct Authority's probe into in-house fund ranges has split the wealth management community, with some groups abandoning propositions but others still keen to enter the space.

Wealth managers report their clients are clamouring to take on more risk in portfolios, even as markets retreat from record highs.

Many investors have flocked to property in the last year to take advantage of the yields on offer, but Gary Reynolds at Courtiers said direct investment in bricks and mortar looks much more attractive now.

Wealth management firms are making final preparations for the introduction of US tax regime FATCA as the 5 May registration deadline approaches.

Holdings in cash among wealth managers have been rising in recent months as profit-taking off the back of rising equity markets, coupled with fears over slowing global growth, prompt valuation fears for some risk assets.

Fund buyers have flagged the possibility of the country's largest emerging market equity funds reopening after outflows and market falls prompted a sharp drop in assets.