Compliance expert warns businesses to follow updated National Minimum Wage law or risk a fine of £20,000
On 21st November 2023, the UK government announced an increase of the National Minimum Wage by 9.8% to £11.44 an hour, with Apprentices seeing an increase of 21.2%. With the new wage increases, a compliance expert has warned businesses to ensure they’re meeting the...
“The big challenge is for the client to understand sustainable investment regulation” says Guillaume Gassmann
Written by Guillaume Gassmann, fund manager and manager analyst at La Financière Responsable (LFR) Investing in line with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is one of the megatrends of recent years and more and more institutional and private investors...
Nucleus appoints Alexander Filshie as CFO
Nucleus Financial Platforms Group one of the UK’s leading, independent, adviser platform groups, has appointed Alexander Filshie as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), subject to regulatory approval. He starts today taking over from Mike Regan who, as previously announced,...
Industry experts react to latest Nationwide HPI data
Following the release of the latest Nationwide HPI data that showed house price recovery continued in November, Industry experts have have shared their thoughts with IFA Magazine. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director at national estate agent group Fine &...
Fixed Income in the News
Poised for resilience and potential price appreciation
By Daniel J. Ivascyn, Alfred T. Murata, Joshua Anderson, Esteban Burbano We see meaningful value in high quality, more liquid bonds that offer compelling yields and potential price appreciation should the economy weaken. Many investors have taken a wait-and-see...
Rathbones adds Global Sustainable Bond Fund to fixed income suite
Rathbone Unit Trust Management Limited has announced the launch of the Rathbone Greenbank Global Sustainable Bond Fund on 30 November 2023. The new fund will be managed by head of fixed income, Bryn Jones, and fund manager Stuart Chilvers, supported by the wider fixed...
How to take advantage of today’s higher yields
By Gordon Harding After a difficult period for bonds the new economic backdrop has created a more favourable outlook for the asset class. Inflation and subsequently rates have been significant drivers of fixed income returns, but how can investors potentially benefit...
More Latest News
House price recovery continued in November – Nationwide HPI
Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, has commented on the latest Nationwide HPI data. He said: “UK house prices rose by 0.2% in...
COP 28: Will it be different this time?- Mirabaud Group
By John Plassard, senior investment specialist at Mirabaud Group COP 28 is taking place in very special circumstances: although the Paris...
CISI appoints Chris Clark and Sushil Saluja as new members of the Board
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Board have appointed Christopher Clark Chartered MCSI and Sushil Saluja as...
Three sustainable fund picks for COP28 – One Four Nine
Written by Rosie Cook, Investment Analyst at One Four Nine Portfolio Management Whilst recent geopolitical events (the energy crisis and...
Almost £500 million in underpayments identified as DWP looks to rectify state pension scandal
The government has now identified almost £500 million in state pension underpayments between 11 January 2021 and 31 October 2023 as part...
Rathbone Unit Trust Management renamed Rathbones Asset Management
Rathbone Unit Trust Management Limited (RUTM) today announced that it is to be renamed Rathbones Asset Management Limited (RAM), effective...
Liontrust appoints Kristian Cook as Head of UK Distribution
Liontrust has appointed Kristian Cook as Head of UK Distribution. Under Kristian Cook’s leadership, the UK single strategy and Multi-Asset...
Mortgage fees and choice of incentives on the rise
Lenders are offering more fixed deals with incentives since the start of November 2023, but analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk also...
FS firms struggling to use data essential to their survival
Against an unsettled economic and political backdrop, and concerns of another looming recession, a new study shows that third (33%) of...
Employers contributing £39 billion a year to private sector workplace pensions
Analysis from Broadstone of the latest DWP workplace pensions data uncovers the vast contribution to worker’s pensions made by employers...
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Higher for longer: IFA Magazine’s November edition is available NOW
Welcome to the latest edition of IFA Magazine. It has become clear here in the UK that the Bank of England does not intend for UK base rates to come down from current levels any time soon. As a result, all of us, whether we’re savers, borrowers, businesses or...
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GBI 41 | The EIS Verdict | December 2023
Welcome to the final issue of GBI Magazine for 2023! If you were able to attend our much-anticipated ‘EIS on Trial’ webinar, I hope you enjoyed it! However, if you weren’t available to attend, this issue has got you covered. We kick off this magazine by revealing the...
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Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) | Annual Report 2023/24
We are delighted to announce that our comprehensive annual Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) report is now available for financial advisers. This report is the fourth in the series of reports revisiting the world of Managed Portfolio Services and looks to provide...
