About half of institutional and wholesale investors globally say that a lack of robust data is holding back their organisations’ further adoption of ESG, according to a new global study by Capital Group, with assets under management of GBP1.9 trillion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention to ease gas prices went some way to calm investor fears last week, writes Philippa Aylmer.
But with rising prices and the world economy constrained by shortages of labour and components, the threat of stagflation is becoming a major theme amongst investment managers.
Dr Boris Rankov, Head of Digital Advisory at InvestCloud, writes that the pandemic has significantly re-shaped client expectations in wealth management, and advisers need to adapt to this new environment to ensure future success.
More money for eating out, a higher personal grooming budget and the inclusion of a Netflix subscription are among the changes to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Retirement Living Standards in the first update of the rules of thumb for retirement spending since they were established two years ago.
Ursula Marchioni, head of BlackRock Portfolio Analysis and Solutions in EMEA, writes that multi-asset investors are stepping up their move toward sustainability across portfolios through a variety of different routes.
Global Fund Media Ltd. is pleased to announce the editorial buy out of ETF Express and Wealth Adviser. As of 1st October 2021, Beverly Chandler and her team will be responsible for the continued evolution of the two titles.
Russell Andrews, Global Head of Advice Solutions, SEI Asset Management Distribution, writes that when news broke of the surprising surge of trading activity in the newly-termed ‘meme stocks’, it turned a small yet growing trend of social media-influenced trading patterns into a media phenomenon and a mainstream talking point. Since then, the debate has raged, and even regulators have weighed in. But the question remains: how will the story end?
Environment, social and governance (ESG) factors are playing an increasingly important role in the decisions of UK investors, new research by Butterfield Mortgages Limited (BML) has found.
The vast majority of financial advisers (81 per cent) expect their level of net AUM to increase over the next 12 months according to a survey carried out by Quilter Financial Planning.
Barclays Wealth Management & Investments is partnering with EOS at Federated Hermes, a specialist stewardship services provider.
Fred Zheng (pictured) at Triplicity writes on the growth of ETFs in China – With continuous improvement of the ETF market, the ETF market in China entered a new stage of rapid development in 2020.
Financial advisers aged under 45 are driving tech adoption for the profession, according to research by NextWealth for its latest Tech Stack Report update.
