Archives for January 2022
Weekend Reading for Financial Planners (Jan 15-16)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that 2021 ended with inflation hitting 7% – its highest annual rate since 1982 – which makes it more likely that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates in early 2022 (and potentially more than once […]
Editor’s Column: Shorter lifespans require pension re-think
It’s been an accepted wisdom over the past few decades that we are all living longer, at least as a nation. That’s now being tested. There are several factors causing a slowdown in the long term trend of longer lifespans and Coronavirus is just one of them. Obesity, substance abuse, poorer lifestyles, long waits for medical […]
Editor’s Column: Shorter lifespans require pension re-think
It’s been an accepted wisdom over the past few decades that we are all living longer, at least as a nation. That’s now being tested. There are several factors causing a slowdown in the long term trend of longer lifespans and Coronavirus is just one of them. Obesity, substance abuse, poorer lifestyles, long waits for medical […]
What Is Blockchain? All About the New Rage of the Digital Age
The world has drastically changed in the time since the invention of computers. With the rise of the internet, working from home, and digital currency, other technologies have come into play. One of those technologies is the blockchain. What is blockchain, and how can it impact your business? What is the blockchain? Computer databases are […]
Costly forced arbitration against RIAs harms investors
Man, 61, guilty of role in £13.7m pension transfer fraud
A 61-year-old man involved in a £13.7m pension transfer fraud changed his plea to guilty today at Southwark Crown Court. Alan Barratt, 61 of Brooklands, Burnham Road, Althorne, Essex, had previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraud by abuse of position at a previous hearing. He was prosecuted, along with others, by […]
Guiness AM launches new brand and name
Guinness Asset Management has launched a new name and brand today. The company’s logo and website have also been revamped. The equity fund management activity of Guinness will now be called Guinness Global Investors to reflect the global nature of the firm’s investments and clients. The firm says its equity fund management activity has global, […]
Guiness AM launches new brand and name
Guinness Asset Management has launched a new name and brand today. The company’s logo and website have also been revamped. The equity fund management activity of Guinness will now be called Guinness Global Investors to reflect the global nature of the firm’s investments and clients. The firm says its equity fund management activity has global, […]
JO Hambro reopens UK fund closed for 8 years
Fund manager JO Hambro Capital Management has re-opened two funds, including one closed to new investors in 2013. JOHCM’s UK Dynamic fund and UK Equity Income fund were previously only available to existing investors. The large funds, while closed to new investors, continued to be actively managed for existing investors. The JOHCM UK Dynamic fund was […]