Standard Life posts jump in offshore bond sales
Standard Life increased offshore bond assets on its wrap platform by 23% last year although operating profits from its European business, which includes the Dublin-based international bond business, declined.
Malta’s Merill launches total return income fund
Merill Sicav, a Malta-based multi-fund investment company, has launched its first sub-fund, called the Merill Total Return Income Fund, aimed at both retail and institutional investors.
Tax & Regulation | 19 Feb 16
FCA calls for advisers to be more diligent
Many financial advisers are not doing enough to “challenge the status quo” around the products and services they offer to clients, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.
Aegon platform business surges in pension ‘perfect storm’
Aegon’s UK platform business has benefited significantly from the pensions freedoms announced in April, the firm said.
Stress testing the multi-asset promise in Asia
Fund Selector Asia, IA’s sister publication, looks at the worst performing multi-asset funds during the volatility spike of the last 12 months, when the vast majority of these funds went underwater.