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. »

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. »

Administrative service providers Intertrust have surveyed over 500 asset management professionals and found that 53 per cent predict a surge in demand for board-level chief technology officers (CTOs) in the sector over the next five years as the challenge to find senior talent to leverage disruptive technology increases. »

With a background in both institutional and private wealth management, Richard Gray, head of investment management, Dolfin is perfectly positioned to declare that, in his opinion, the investment thinking behind the two doesn’t differentiate between them. »