French-based fintech start-up Neuroprofiler assesses investment profiles through behavioural finance to improve compliance and client insight. Dr Tiphaine Saltini, CEO and founder, explains that the firm is on its second round of fund raising, looking to raise GBP1 million from family offices.  »

Elston Consulting has launched a series of free-to-market “Access Portfolios” of ETFs, published on justETF.com, designed to help investors ‘find the right needles in haystacks’ according to Elston founder Henry Cobbe. »

Global wealth management firm Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, with GBP25 billion under management, has launched an ESG version of its traditional discretionary multi-manager portfolio, using iShares sustainable ETF building blocks. »

The Scottish Investment Trust recently reported its results to 31 October 2018 with the regular dividend increased by 6 per cent to 21.2p as well as it being the 35th consecutive year of a regular dividend increase. »

Since the last publication of a crypto/blockchain report across Global Fund Media’s sites in August, news has come that Fidelity Investments, which administers more than USD7.2 trillion in client assets, has launched a company dedicated to digital assets. »

Research firm Cerulli Associates reports that retail client channel awareness on the topic of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is growing, but warns that asset managers should focus on converting interest into investment opportunities. »

A new survey from Global fintech firm InvestCloud finds that the investment management industry is drastically under-prepared to cater to the digital needs of the next generation of investors – not only in the US, but also in the UK. »