Brexit
Tax & Regulation | 26 Jul 16
Brexit vote reignites debate over cuts to pensions tax relief
The UK’s decision to quit the European Union could lead to a raid on pensions tax relief, experts in the industry have warned.
Emerging Markets | 25 Jul 16
ANALYSIS: Are markets in the eye of the storm?
Humans have a remarkable capacity for adaption and the investment management sector is no different.
Retirement | 25 Jul 16
Brexit could see 30% of older savers change retirement plans
Around a third of people in the UK approaching retirement are looking to change their financial plans as a result of the Brexit vote, research by UK insurer Prudential suggests.
Aberdeen has deeper problems than property outflows
Aberdeen saw outflows of £1.5bn ($2bn, €1.8bn) from its property funds in the three months to June, but some analysts see this as merely a “sideshow” to deeper problems.
Suspended UK property funds show model portfolio limitations
The UK’s largest open-ended property funds gated flows or implemented exit charges to prevent a post-Brexit run on the asset class earlier this month, trapping £15bn ($19.8bn, €18bn) of investors’ cash and casting a cloud over the City. But many flexible investors were able to see the warning signs and evade the net, says David Coombs, Rathbones’ head of multi-asset investments.