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FSA warns firms about 'falling out of permissions' over rebalancing

IFAonline | 25 May 2012 | 10:00

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned that firms must make sure any rebalancing of clients' portfolios is "entirely mechanical" unless they have discretionary permissions.

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Ashcourt Rowan to launch in-house platform

Adviser and wealth manager Ashcourt Rowan is developing its own in-house platform, due to be rolled out later this year.

IFAonline | 29 Mar 2012 | 07:45
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Why we wouldn't avoid investment risk even if we could

That's the thing about risk, explains Andy Brown, investment director at Prudential’s Portfolio Management Group, we spend our lives trying to avoid it little knowing that, without it, we can expect to gain almost nothing.

Professional Adviser | 10 Nov 2011 | 08:00

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A quick look at...Sterling Strategic Bond funds

Rayner Spencer Mills’ Ken Rayner reveals which Sterling Strategic Bond funds should form part of your clients’ portfolios.

Professional Adviser | 10 Nov 2011 | 08:00
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Tenet's Sinfonia to stop marketing funds externally

Three sales manager at Sinfonia Asset Management, the investment business of Tenet group, have been put on notice of redundancy after the company decided to stop marketing its proposition externally.

IFAonline | 07 Sep 2011 | 10:00
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Fund fee hikes ‘must prompt immediate client reviews’

Advisers are being warned to react quickly to hikes in the fund charges levied against increasingly cost-conscious clients, who will demand they justify the impact on returns.

Professional Adviser | 14 Jul 2011 | 08:00
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Your mid-year portfolio check-up in five easy steps

Morningstar’s Christine Benz & Holly Cook outline a disciplined process to help you tune out the scary news flow.

IFAonline | 05 Jul 2011 | 14:24
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The inside guide to infrastructure investing

Maria Merricks asks industry experts for their views on the infrastructure investment story and the best ways to play it.

Professional Adviser | 16 Jun 2011 | 08:00
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Burdett and Potter: How we run your money

Gary Potter and Rob Burdett, co-heads of Thames River Multi-Capital, on how their investment process is a mix of “art, science and the intensive application of common sense”.

Professional Adviser | 16 Jun 2011 | 08:00
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Why I recommend ETFs…

A quartet of industry experts tell Joanna Faith why they recommend exchange traded funds to their clients and which ones they like.

Professional Adviser | 09 Jun 2011 | 08:00
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Asset Allocator’s Soapbox: Time to put risk back?

Andrew Cole, investment manager for the Baring Multi Asset fund, on how much risk investors should be taking with their portfolios.

Professional Adviser | 12 May 2011 | 08:00
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SCM Private launches ETF portfolios on Ascentric

Active manager SCM Private has brought its ETF portfolios onto independent platform Ascentric, making them available to IFAs and retail investors.

ETFM | 16 Mar 2011 | 10:41
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Evercore Pan-Asset brings ETF portfolios to Transact

Evercore Pan-Asset (EPA) has launched its range of PanDynamic model portfolios investing in ETFs on the Transact platform for retail investors.

ETFM | 15 Mar 2011 | 12:37

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