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Tag Archives: Hedge Funds
Why funds should be free!
My friend Robin Powell has produced a series of disruptive info graphics around comments he’s garnered following Fidelity’s announcement of “free funds”. He’s also written a good blog on the subject. Of course “free funds” is a disruptive idea and … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, hedge funds, pensions
Tagged #TEBI, Fidelity, free, free funds, Funds, Hedge Funds, Ondex trackers, Robin Powell
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Britain leading the way (at last)
The balance of regulatory geo-politics has changed (did I really write that!) I guess most baby boomers like me grew up thinking that (at least in matters financial), Britain could look to America for progressive policy and practice. This is no … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, Big Government, customer service, pensions
Tagged Brevin Frank, chris sier, FCA, Hedge Funds, IA, Investment Association, pensions, Transparency, Transparency Task Force
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“Why does the garbage man not understand his pension”- Tom Hibbard- KAS Bank
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university” – Albert Einstein This quote has really resonated with me of late as I find myself reading more and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Haldane, Business, Financial services, Hedge Funds, KAS Bank, pension, pensions, Tom Hibbard, Transparency
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Protecting against losses is not the same as generating a profit – guest blog from Ralph Frank
The Swiss National Bank’s (“SNB’s”) decision to abandon the currency ceiling of the Franc relative to the Euro has drawn attention to risk management and hedging. The losers from the SNB’s actions, including retail leveraged trading platforms, investment banks … Continue reading
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Is the game up for active fund management?
The Department for Communities and Local Government announced yesterday that £85bn of actively managed assets could be transferred to passive management and that the fund of fund structures could be collapsed into a collective investment vehicles. This is very significant … Continue reading
