Analysis
Companies | analysis 10 Aug 17
The challenge to advisers posed by low cost platform rivals
When Vanguard UK announced a 50% reduction in its UK closed-platform fee structure for online clients recently, it certainly caused a stir, says Paul Gambles, managing director of Thailand-based MBMG Group.
Equities | analysis 10 Aug 17
Appetite for absolute return funds falls to new low
Professional investors in Europe are losing their enthusiasm for absolute return funds.
Best Practice | analysis 7 Aug 17
Int’l implications of the UK’s residence nil rate band
The new Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB) could have some complicated domicile-related ‘international’ aspects to consider, explains Graeme Robb, technical manager for the Prudential.
Europe | analysis 4 Aug 17
High net worth clients to bear brunt of Belgian tax reform
High net worth individuals might end up footing the bill for the forthcoming corporate income tax overhaul in Belgium.
Equities | analysis 3 Aug 17
Analysis: What has inspired the active fund renaissance?
It was a bad time to be an active manager in 2016, the year of Brexit and Trump, with underperformance plaguing funds as passives tracked the market higher and higher.