Retirement savings for the average 22-year old could be increased by as much as 7 to 12 per cent if schemes made a small allocation to venture capital and growth equity funds, suggests a report published by the British Business Bank and Oliver Wyman. »

Investec Asset Management has launched its inaugural Planetary Pulse survey, just in times for the COP25 meeting of global leaders in Madrid. The survey has found that the majority of British adults want to see their green intentions translated into environmentally focused investment action. »

Digital is not the future of financial advice, but it gives customers the choice to engage the way they want to. So says Nick Hall, account development director, Wealth Wizards, a financial advice technology provider that also offers guidance and regulated financial advice through its Turo product. »

A new spinoff from institutional asset management firm Fusion Asset Management, Wealthinity, is aimed at small to medium-size private banks and wealth management firms offering access to a range of pre-built, high-performing investment portfolios through a web-based portfolio construction tool. »

Gold ETFs have continued to soar with European-listed ETFs funds leading October gold ETF flows, adding 31.3 tonnes (USD1.2 billion, 1.9 per cent of AUM), or 70 per cent of net inflows, according to Juan Carlos Artigas (pictured), Director of Investment Research at the World Gold Council (WGC). »

Most UCITS fund prospectuses remain sub-optimal as tools, with even seasoned professionals often finding them difficult to understand, says a recent report by More Carrot, a company specialising in document optimisation and outsourcing for asset managers.   »

Global ambitions are high at Kingswood Group, which, alongside its real estate affiliate, Moor Park Capital, manages GBP3.23 billion in capital for private clients, institutions and trusts. Leigh Philpot (pictured), Managing Director and Head of Client Proposition joined the firm in September of this year, with 20 years of experience in the private client industry, having held previous roles at Kleinwort Hambros, Rathbone Brothers and Killik & Co. »