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ETFs drive record inflows at Blackrock
Blackrock has reported record high net inflows for 2017, with $367bn (£269bn, €301bn) for the full year and more than $103bn in the final quarter alone, driven in part by a strong performance by iShares.
RL360° confirms former SJP man in top marketing role
Simon Barwell, formerly of St James’s Place and Friends Provident, has permanently taken on the role of marketing director at RL360° having held the post on an interim basis since February 2016.
Best Practice | news 12 Jan 18
Scots ignorant of international privilege
Unmarried Scots, even those who have lived abroad for long periods, have a right to raise a claim to a partner’s estate in the event of separation.
Best Practice | news 12 Jan 18
All DB pension transfer firms face FCA grilling
The Financial Conduct Authority will collect data from every UK firm that advises on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers, as part of a probe into practices across the market.
Trustee sought for $1.2bn Ponzi scheme
A federal judge has been urged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to appoint a trustee to manage a bankrupt property developer accused of being a Ponzi scheme.