Investment data and research firm FE Trustnet is to launch a passive funds ratings system for retail investors, ranking ETFs and index trackers alongside each other for the first time.
Hargreaves Lansdown is planning a push into the asset management arena which could see it hire external fund teams and market its services to advisory businesses in future.
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Fund buyers have called for more transparency on passive fund costs not contained within the ongoing charges figure (OCF) - even as a price war cuts headline fees to record low levels.
Architas is the latest group to slash pricing on its range of passive multi-asset funds as the price war in the tracker space continues to rage.
Smith & Williamson and Pictet Asset Management are both to cut annual management charges (AMCs) on a variety of funds as part of an overhaul of clean pricing strategies.
Clients saving more for retirement will cause global assets under management to soar by 2020, PwC has predicted.
F&C multi-managers Gary Potter and Rob Burdett give their predictions on what's hot and what's not in the investment space this year, based on their mantra that the only thing that determines how successful an investor you are is the price you pay for...
Vanguard Asset Management is lowering charges on a number of its LifeStrategy funds as the price wars in passive investment continues.