Last year was an excellent time for investors in credit, as corporate bonds yields came down from their unprecedented highs, delivering significant capital gains. Governments around the world stepped in with stimulus packages to get their economies growing...
With only one third of all active managers outperforming their respective indices, according to Morningstar data, investors are quite rightly asking why they should pay more for active fund management.
Bryn Jones, Fund Manager of the Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund, takes a brief look at the current state of play for corporate bonds.
Rathbones' Chief Investment Officer, Julian Chillingworth analyses the current economic trends.
Clients now have a growing need for choice, flexibility and transparency when it comes to Personal Pensions.
At first glance the pre-Budget report appeared to pose a major threat to SIPPs with the introduction of reduced tax incentives on personal pension contributions for those earning more than £150,000
Here at Zurich, we know you have a choice as to where you place your protection business. There are a number of providers who will offer you products at a low cost - indeed we understand this and whilst we're not always the cheapest, we do believe we...
Susan Barclay, head of marketing at Scottish Provident, explains why it can be advantageous to divide a client's protection outlay between different products and how the task can be greatly facilitated by using menu-based format .
As we move into a new decade, there couldn't be a better time for advisers to be looking at the protection needs of their clients, old and new.
In the case of those people approaching retirement or those who have recently retired, the stock market volatility of the last two years has caused the potential for some real financial hardship.