United Kingdom

Financial planning

Regulatory grid seeks to reduce firms’ compliance burden

A new Treasury financial services regulatory initiatives grid will work with ASIC to reduce compliance burdens for financial services firms, particularly those which are ...

Features

Has the UK been successful with digital advice?

A decade on from the UK’s Retail Distribution Review, the country still faces a shortage of financial advisers and digital advice has not necessarily provided the solutio...

Editorial

Levy missed a trick to rebuild a dynamic profession

As the industry awaits government action on Michelle Levy’s recommendations, one big question looms: Why are so few Australians getting financial advice?...

People & Products

Ausbil looks to UK for overseas expansion

Ausbil chief executive Ross Youngman has indicated the firm could target the UK market as it considers expanding its global footprint and launching funds offshore. ...

Funds management

Investors still believe in the UK real economy

Despite Brexit, investors still believe in the UK real economy, according to the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute survey....

Policy & Regulation

Hundreds of firms in Australia affected by Brexit

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed hundreds of firms operating in the Australian financial services industry are affected by the United Ki...

Financial planning

UK wealth managers show support for automated services

Wealth managers across the UK have responded well to an influx of digital platform offerings within their workspace....