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LTAFs Elude Retail Investors As Platforms Shun Innovative Finance ISA

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Several UK investment platforms have no plans to offer an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), meaning retail investors wil... Read more

AJ Bell Reports 'strong' Results With 50% Jump In Pre-tax Profits

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Investment platform AJ Bell recorded a 33% increase in its revenue for its final results for the year, growing from £... Read more

Autumn Statement 23: LTAFs To Be Included In ISAs Amid Sweeping Regime Overhaul

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has revealed the government will simplify the Individual Savings Account regime to make it easi... Read more

Consumer Duty Risks Drive Hargreaves Lansdown And AJ Bell 'Sell' Rating From UBS

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UBS has launched its research coverage of platform providers AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown with a ‘Sell’ rating,... Read more

Chancellor Could Unveil Major ISA Reform In Autumn Statement - Reports

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could announce significant changes to the ISA regime in the Autumn Statement on 22 November. Read more

UK Enters 'new Phase Of Suspended Animation' After Bank Of England Holds Rates

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The UK has entered a new phase of the monetary policy cycle following the second consecutive hold in interest rates fr... Read more

Open-ended Property Funds Assert Confidence Following M&G Closure As Outflows Mount

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Asset managers with open-ended property funds have given no indication they plan to close these products following the... Read more

Industry Divided On Future Of Property Funds Following M&G Closure

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The asset management industry has expressed mixed reactions following the suspension of the M&G Property Portfolio... Read more

AJ Bell Sees £4.2bn Net Platform Inflows Against 'challenging' Backdrop

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AJ Bell platform net inflows for its financial year ended 30 September 2023 were £4.2bn, down from £5.8bn last year,... Read more

BlackRock Tiered Fund Pricing Structure Divides Opinion

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BlackRock’s introduction of tiered pricing for 41 of its UK retail funds has been met with mixed reactions from anal... Read more

Deep Dive: Bond Managers Must 'unlearn' The Past Decade Of Central Bank Lessons

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The past year of central bank moves and their recent and forthcoming effects have changed the relationship between por... Read more

LGIM's Crossley: Shunning Open-ended Property Funds Is A 'travesty' For Investors

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Intermediaries pulling clients’ money out of open-ended property funds (PAIFs) based on regulatory fears is a “tra... Read more

UK Open-ended Property Fund Suspensions: 'Here We Are Again'

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Three open-ended property funds have so far been suspended as a result of "market uncertainty" caused by the coronavir... Read more

What Is The Outlook For FTSE Dividends?

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AJ Bell's latest Divided Dashboard report shows that consensus analyst forecasts for FTSE 100 dividends have fallen aga... Read more

What Was The Only Top Ten Buy-rated FTSE Stock To Make A Positive Return In 2018?

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Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, looks at how the FTSE 100 stocks most rated a 'buy' or 'sell' last year per... Read more

Gallery: Four Charts That Show The Market Is Set For A Move Higher

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Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, points out the five key indicators investors can use to judge whether the U... Read more

2018: Five Walls Of Worry... And Five Slopes Of Hope For Investors

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The old saying "markets like to climb a wall of worry" proved spot on in 2017, writes Russ Mould, investment director a... Read more