People Moves
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Harriet Steel exits Federated Hermes
She leaves the firm after more than a decade
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Hargreaves promotes Abou Gergi to head of multi manager
He will oversee 11 multi-manager funds
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Fidelity head of wholesale to retire
John Clougherty will continue into 2023 to ensure a smooth transition
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Fidelity head of wholesale to retire
John Clougherty will continue into 2023 to ensure a smooth transition
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Titan names consumer duty champion
Appointment of Alex Robinson as a non-exec described as a ‘coup’ by the firm’s COO
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Brewin appoints Arbuthnot Latham wealth duo
Edward Brown and Adam Gentry will join the firm’s ‘1762’ offering based in London
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Finsbury Growth and Income recruits former Brewin non-exec
Pars Purewal’s 38-year career also includes a stint on the board at Federated Hermes
Product
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Chrysalis slashes manager fees after hefty January pay out
Trust has agreed to lower the overall fee to 12.5% of adjusted NAV above a high-water mark
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Investment manager launches Blackrock-backed MPS
1OAK’s managed portfolio service is available through Quilter, Fidelity, and Novia
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Chrysalis ditches stake in struggling Revolution at nearly 90% loss
In just over a year the value of the investment had plummeted to £5m
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Chrysalis ditches stake in struggling Revolution at nearly 90% loss
In just over a year the value of the investment had plummeted to £5m
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Shares in fintech trust take 30% haircut
Augmentum Fintech trades at a wide discount but NAV held steady during the half
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Downing renewables trust discount widens
The ‘article 9’ trust saw NAV grow 1.5% during the three months to 30 September
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Woes continue for Chrysalis as Starling keeps heading south
NAV has fallen more than 40% in a year

Regulation
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‘Watershed moment’ as FCA seeks to simplify access to advice
In a bid to open up services to mass market consumers
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Gamification of trading app worries FCA
Consumers could be induced to take actions against their own interests
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FCA shuts down thousands of promotions in just three months
Regulator warns unauthorised firms and individuals are looking to take advantage of the rising cost of living
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FCA shuts down thousands of promotions in just three months
Regulator warns unauthorised firms and individuals are looking to take advantage of the rising cost of living
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FCA enforcement director to step down
Mark Steward has been in the role for seven years
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FCA fines broking firm for 56,000 reporting failures
Sigma Broking left ‘potential market abuse’ unreported; FCA metes out fines and bans
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Link sale sinks after FCA demands £356m
It is not yet clear what this means for Woodford investors
Companies
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Performance ‘paradox’ puzzles Baillie Gifford UK Growth
As managers admits regret over decision not to exit Just Eat sooner
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Revealed: All the winners of the 2022 PA Wealth Partnership Awards
Rewarding excellence where wealth and asset managers work together for the benefit of end-investors
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Nucleus eyes Curtis Banks acquisition
But there is no guarantee that an offer will be made
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Nucleus eyes Curtis Banks acquisition
But there is no guarantee that an offer will be made
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Hawksmoor unveils Worcester office
Taking its number of regional hubs to seven
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Record rebalancing year for Premier Miton fund range
Bonds added to diversified dynamic and growth funds for ‘first time since manager can remember when’
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Progeny snaps up UK financial planning firm
Deal takes assets under management to nearly £7bn

Macro
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Weekly outlook: FTSE set to reshuffle indexes
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 28 November
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Weekly outlook: Europe set to count cost of macroeconomic turbulence
Key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 21 November
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Fears ‘blunt instrument’ windfall tax could undermine UK net zero goals
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt increased the energy profits levy while scrapping the vehicle excise duty exemption for electric vehicles
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Fears ‘blunt instrument’ windfall tax could undermine UK net zero goals
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt increased the energy profits levy while scrapping the vehicle excise duty exemption for electric vehicles
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Markets steady as Hunt pledges to ‘face into the storm’
But ‘no winners’ for investors after cuts to capital gains and dividend tax thresholds
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Oil companies star as dividends surpass third-quarter record
Surging oil dividends drove global pay-outs to £350bn for Q3, the third quarterly record in succession this year
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‘On fire’ UK inflation reaches 41-year high
As industry commentators look ahead to the Autumn Statement
Videos
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Why stay the course in Global Emerging Markets?
The final of three videos from the FSSA Global Emerging Markets roundtable.
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The ‘right way’ to engage with EM companies
Watch the second of our highlight videos from the FSSA Global Emerging Markets roundtable.
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Having conviction in emerging markets
Watch the first of three highlight videos from the FSSA Global Emerging Markets roundtable.
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Investing in Japan
Sophia Li, Portfolio Manager at FSSA Investment Managers, believes the Japan market has plenty of investment opportunities to choose from and valuations are more attractive after the recent market sell-off.
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Nick Hornby: Three investment trends for the next 35 years
Video: Cerno Capital founder on the opportunities in alternative protein, blockchain and space

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