Chris Duncan
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Brand Ucits: losing its lustre?
When is a Ucits fund no longer a Ucits fund? That is the question currently facing the European fund industry, as regulators attempt – as outlined in this week’s FTfm – to reconcile the increasing complexity of ‘Newcits’ funds with the rules outlined in the Markets in Financial Instruments …
The debate that just won’t die…
It is a debate that has (seemingly) raged for as long as England have successfully avoided the later stages of international football tournaments, but is the active versus passive fund management argument finally reaching a conclusion?
The answer, of course, is probably not – like trench warfare, the combatants on both …
QE decision makes it clear ‘that’s all for now’, says Ignis’ Stuart Thomson
“The Bank of England has provided the final £25bn parcel of quantitative easing and the accompanying statement made it clear “that’s all for now folks”. The more hawkish than expected statement confirmed our belief that this is an insurance provision designed to provide further stimulus throughout Christmas and early New …
