ETFs
ETFs
The regulatory body for the European Union has proposed stricter disclosure requirements on providers of exchange traded funds (ETFs), but has backed away from imposing more radical reforms on the sector.
30 January 2012
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Structured Products
Derek Bradley, CEO of PanaceaIFA.com, laments the FSA’s decision not to pre-approve financial products.
26 January 2012
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Wrap/platforms
Platform FundsNetwork is developing functionality to allow advisers to declare whether or not their post-RDR activities constitute "advice" in a bid to clear up ambiguities surrounding legacy commission.
16 January 2012
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Income
SIPP investors who have the vast majority of their assets held in Unit Trusts or OEICs may be better off using a platform pension due to cost, says Skandia.
10 January 2012
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ETFs
Advisers have expressed concern at the rise in popularity of 'short ETFs' - products designed to track the inverse price of an index or underlying asset.
06 January 2012
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ETFs
Graham Tuckwell, one of the pioneers in the exchanged traded fund market, has put his company ETF Securities up for sale with a potential £1bn ($1.6bn) price tag.
05 December 2011
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ETFs
Investors have accumulated the largest-ever gold hoard this week as Europe's deteriorating debt crisis has prompted investors to flock to safe havens.
25 November 2011
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ETFs
Nine out of ten investors are concerned about synthetic exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the back of a series of warnings from global regulators about their dangers, research suggests.
21 November 2011
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