News
Emerging Markets
Advisers and wealth managers will have access to half of the initial £630m capital raising for Anthony Bolton's Fidelity China Special Situations investment trust.
11 February 2010
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Protection
Clive Cowdery's insurance investment vehicle Resolution is expected to soon unveil plans for a further acquisition in the UK life space after Friends Provident reported a 13% drop in 2009 sales.
11 February 2010
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Regulation
A UK collaborator in a £1.5m Spain-based boiler room operation has been jailed for 33 months.
11 February 2010
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Regulation
Financial advisers overwhelmingly voted a change of regulator would be the best thing the New Year could bring to improve their working life.
10 February 2010
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Your profession
Less than two days after the resignation of FSA chief executive Hector Sants, advisers have been keen to outline who they think should replace him.
10 February 2010
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Economics / Markets
A key estimate of UK GDP suggests output increased in the three months ending in January, but indications of a more substantial recovery are still wide of the mark, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
10 February 2010
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ETFs
Towers Watson has started recommending its clients invest up to half of their passive assets in fundamental indices.
10 February 2010
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Wrap/platforms
Aviva is removing initial charges from its newly-reopened wrap proposition from 15 February to the end of the year.
10 February 2010
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Investment
The Cautious Managed sector held on to its dominant sales position on Cofunds for January, but property continued to be the fastest-growing sector.
10 February 2010
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ETFs
China Investment Corporation, the Chinese sovereign wealth fund, is using ETFs to gain exposure to a diverse range of asset classes, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
10 February 2010
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