Investment Association
People Moves | 3 Nov 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Lombard Int’l Assurance, Lombard Odier, IA
Lombard International Assurance has named a new head of distribution, while similarly named but-not-to-be-confused-with Lombard Odier Investment Managers has brought an entire investment team on board. The Investment Association is on the recruitment hunt for a new chair.
UK fund trade body working to improve fee disclosure rules
The UK’s Investment Association (IA) has assembled an independent advisory board of established industry figures to create a standardised disclosure framework for investment costs.
IA launches volatility managed sector to deal with outcome funds
The UK’s Investment Association has unveiled a new volatility-managed sector, to deal with the swelling ranks of unclassified funds.
Alternatives | 2 Jun 16
EU looks to improve access of cross-border Ucits and AIFs
The EU has launched an investigation into the barriers blocking the distribution of Ucits and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in a bid to increase the take up of the products across its 28 member states.
People Moves | 27 May 16
Daniel Godfrey hired by FCA
Former Investment Association chief Daniel Godfrey has been hired by the Financial Conduct Authority on a consultancy basis, a spokesperson said.