Business Development Updates

21 September 2019

Adviser Academies - Responsible Investing: The choice of the new generation

You are invited to join Brooks Macdonald at their Cheshire Adviser Academy with an excellent line up of industry experts speaking from JP Morgan, Impax Asset Management, Aberdeen Standard Investments. They will be also joined by the explorer Levison Wood for a keynote speech.

The theme is responsible investment – which they believe is arguably the largest growth opportunity for advisers and millennial investors.
      
Date and time:

15th October
08:45 Registration and breakfast
Up until
12:50 Lunch and networking
 
Speakers:

Harry Boyle, Associate Director, Portfolio Specialist, Impax Asset Management Katy Grant and Jamie Govan, Aberdeen Standard Investments Robert Hardy, Head of EMEA Corporate Governance, UK, JP Morgan Ben Palmer, Head of Responsible Investment Research, Brooks Macdonald  Robin Eggar, Managing Director Co-Head of UK Investment Management, Brooks Macdonald 

 

Register >>

 

 

Key note speaker: 

Levison Wood* 

 

Where? Adlington Hall, Mill Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield. SK10 4LF

Register Now – please note these are very popular events and we suggest you secure your place now.

22 August 2019

You are invited to the Invesco 2019 Investment Intelligence Seminars - with 80 mins structured CPD

Register now for Round 3 of the Invesco 2019 Investment Intelligence Seminars, running from September to December with over 70 venues and dates to chose from. These are amongst the most popular events in the market - spaces go fast, so make sure you sign up! Register here>>
UK housing – in the doldrums?
 
With the housing market now seemingly in the doldrums, Invesco will revisit the main drivers of the UK housing market, look at the reasons behind the slowdown and consider what the future might hold, along with our usual macro update.
 
Secure your place
 
Visit the Invesco event page for further details and to find the nearest seminar to you.
 
CPD
 
Attendance will qualify you for 80 minutes structured CPD, so don’t miss out!

22 July 2019

Active Ownership - how asset managers can influence companies they invest in

With media and action groups calling on large asset managers to use their voting powers responsibly and to support actions on climate change, we invite you to watch this Robeco Webinar as their engagement specialists discuss why this is important and the impact asset managers can have. 
 
By engaging on behalf of their investors, Robeco can help make changes to business to promote a positive, long-term approach, one that is better for financial performance, for your clients and better for society as a whole.
 
Hosted by Andy Kirby, Adviser Home Director, with Kenneth Robertson, Robeco active ownership specialist and Tim Gorden, Director, Robeco UK who will discuss the power of engagement covering:- 

What is active ownership? Best practices for engagement Case studies of where Robeco action has had real world impact – starting with Royal Dutch Shell 

About Robeco>>

 

 

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22 July 2019

Register for the RLAM CPD accredited multi asset webinar series

We are pleased to provide you details of this upcoming CPD-accredited multi asset webinar series from RLAM. These online events will take place over the course of three separate sessions during September, where experts from the RLAM multi asset and fixed income teams will share with listeners an insight into their multi asset offering and portfolio management in this space. Defaqto’s Paul Tinkler will be hosting these webinars and putting your questions to the specialists. 

Save the dates and register now:

Webinar one: Paul Tinkler of Defaqto, Nersen Pillay, Investment Director and Ewan McAlpine, Senior Client Portfolio Manager explore multi asset investing and how to build the optimum mix of asset classes within portfolios.

Wednesday 4 September, 2pm

Webinar two: Paul Tinkler of Defaqto, Paola Binns, Senior Fund Manager and Ewan McAlpine, Senior Client Portfolio Managercontinue the webinar series with a discussion on which fixed income strategies tend to perform best at each stage of the economic cycle.

Wednesday 11 September, 2pm

Webinar three: Paul Tinkler of Defaqto, Nersen Pillay, Investment Director and Ewan McAlpine, Senior Client Portfolio Manager wrap up the series by discussing tactical asset allocation and risk frameworks within multi asset funds.

Thursday 19 September, 2pm

If you have any queries, please contact [email protected]

17 July 2019

New webinar with Aegon - living and dying with the lifetime allowance. Earn 40 mins CPD

Join this Aegon webinar on Tuesday 23 July to hear Martin Haggart,  Technical Pensions Manager, and Elaine Cruickshank, Tax and Trusts Manager, discuss the various opportunities to consider with the lifetime allowance, including:  

how the lifetime allowance applies during lifetime under defined benefit and defined contribution schemes, and potential tax mitigation strategies; how it applies on death, it’s impact on legal personal representatives and the key decisions for beneficiaries, and alternative savings options and protection strategies for those affected.  

 

Register here

 

 

Date: Tuesday 23 July 2019 Time: 11.00am Duration: 40 minutes

The webinar can qualify for 40 minutes of structured CPD time, subject to verification, and Aegon will send a certificate to participants after the webinar.

12 July 2019

A consumer guide to fixed income investing from Aberdeen Standard Investment

Access this consumer guide to Fixed Income Investing from Aberdeen Standard Investments 

Clear, balanced - and compliant.

The guide is written in simple, jargon-free language - careful to explain both the potential downsides and upsides of investing. 

Throughout the guide, stress is given to the importance of speaking to a financial adviser before making any investment decisions. So the Guide is designed to add real value to your client activities. 

 

Try this fixed income video:

 

11 July 2019

Prudentials FinTech Webinar Week

05 July 2019

Octopus Apollo VCT now fundraising

Octopus Apollo VCT is now open for new investment.

This fundraise has a capacity of £20 million.

Apollo invests in proven businesses, which have already brought a product or service to market successfully and have a growing, diversified customer base. The VCT targets a dividend yield of 5%. Please remember, dividends are not guaranteed. 

This new fundraise will allow Octopus to add some exciting new investments to the portfolio and support the existing portfolio companies.

Recent additions to the portfolio include:

Rotolight, which is already exporting its innovative LED lighting for photographers to 41 countries. City Pantry, a corporate food delivery service. It brings food from exciting local caterers direct to offices, serving more than 700 companies, including the likes of Google, Amazon and Paypal. Natterbox, a provider of cloud telephony that integrates seamlessly with the software and systems customers already use.

You can find all the key information on the webpage. That includes a short video in which the Octopus Investments team explain their approach, as well as the brochure and application form.

It’s worth noting, any clients who currently hold Octopus VCT shares are eligible for a 1% loyalty discount when applying for new shares as part of this fundraise.

Visit the Octopus Apollo VCT webpage >>
 
Some risks to keep in mind:

The value of an investment in Octopus Apollo VCT, and any income from it, can fall as well as rise. Investors may not get back the full amount they invest.  Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may change in the future.  Tax reliefs depend on the VCT maintaining its VCT-qualifying status. 

VCT shares are by their nature high risk, their share price may be volatile, and they may be hard to sell.

04 July 2019

The FCA bring DB back in focus - 5 reasons to use Money Alive

Money Alive’s Adviser Portal is being widely used by advisers in the DB review market. Its combination of engaging, PMI accredited, client educational videos and the detailed reporting it gives advisers makes it perfect for firms looking to educate clients and reduce their firm's regulatory and commercial risk.

If you’ve not looked at the product here are 5 reasons why we recommend you check it out:

 

1) Triage is mandatory
Following the implementation of FCA PS18/20 providing clients with generic education as part of your DB review process is now mandatory. Using the Adviser Portal for DB Triage means there is no risk or overstepping into advice and no need to take into account the enquirer’s individual circumstances.
 
2) Metrics are king when negotiating your PII (and keeping the FCA happy) too
The Adviser Portal’s ‘Outcomes feature’ makes it easy to record and evidence your firm’s total number of enquirers, total number of reviews and the client’s outcome (stay or transfer). In our experience, these numbers will be amongst the first your PII broker requests when reviewing your cover. They are also central to the FCA’s recent comments where they expressed dissatisfaction with the “high percentage of transfers” (their words).
 
3) It works!
Since its launch in 2018 the Adviser Portal has been adopted by hundreds of advisers to support their DB review process. Companies like Tilney, Openwork, Succession, Mazars and Charles Stanley have all enjoyed the benefits of the client education and risk management it provides. The engaging, PMI accredited, Final Salary video journey, delivered through an easy to use interactive technology has been used over 4,500 times and feedback from advisers and their clients is excellent.
 
4) Supporting the PFS Pension Freedoms Gold Standard
The Adviser Portal delivers Principle 1 and Principle 8 of the Standard, enabling advisers to engage and educate their DB review clients with an interactive, PMI accredited video journey and to record data on enquirer numbers, reviews and outcomes.
 
5) You can try before you buy
You’re welcome to try before you buy. If you’d like to see how the Adviser Portal could engage and educate your clients, reduce your business risk and save you a lot of time.....
 

 

Register here>>

 

Money Alive will give you a brief tour of the product and you can try it in your business for 14 days without obligation.

03 July 2019

A consumer guide to multi asset investing from Aberdeen Standard Investments

 

Clear, balanced and compliant. A consumer guide to multi- asset investing

This is written in simple, jargon-free language and explains both the potential downsides and upsides of investing. The guide goes step-by-step through the principles of multi-asset investing, how it delivers risk diversification, and what assets it may invest in. The guide also outlines key types of multi-asset strategy.

Read the multi-asset guide or watch the video below - keep a look out for more in the series. 

27 June 2019

Aegon adviser guide on DB schemes versus DC

We recognize that advice in this area is an important concern for advisers and their clients with the regulator commenting on the level of transfers and re iterating their requirements. So we think this Guide from Aegon will be a helpful reference point.

The most important to point to remember is that:-

It’s a legislative requirement (under Section 48 of the 2015 Pension Schemes Act) that for cases above £30,000 appropriate independent advice must be taken, and you should start with the assumption that making a transfer from a DB scheme isn’t suitable.

The Guide takes you through :

The advice process What the suitability report will need to cover The key differences between a DB scheme and a Personal Pension

Please note the guide is designed for advisers, not for clients and for more information have a look at the Aegon DB Transfer Hub

Access this brief adviser guide here

 

26 June 2019

You are invited to join this Synaptic Webinar - Client risk profiling and managing investment risk

July 15th at 12.00 Midday - introduced by Andy Kirby, Director Adviser Home with Synaptic Client Director, Eric Armstrong.  50 mins CPD 

This event addresses the ultimate client objective – Creating better outcomes in financial planning. To achieve this requires the best possible understanding of risk and how it can be managed in client portfolios. 

 

The webinar discusses:-  

•    The importance of risk and the regulatory framework

•    Client attitude to risk

•    Capacity for loss

•    The importance of term to an assessment of risk

•    Moody’s Asset Allocation

•    Stochastic modelling 

•    Using Value at Risk ( VAR ) measures as an alternative to volatility 

•    The importance of cash flow modelling  

REGISTER NOW>>
 

25 June 2019

Active Ownership - how asset managers can influence companies they invest in

Join this Webinar with Robeco July 17th 10am – with 40 mins CPD

With media and action groups calling on large asset managers to use their voting powers responsibly and to support actions on climate change, we invite you to join this Robeco Webinar :  as their engagement specialists discuss why this is important and the impact asset managers can have. 
 
By engaging on behalf of their investors, Robeco can help make changes to business to promote a positive, long-term approach, one that is better for financial performance, for your clients and better for society as a whole.
 
Hosted by Andy Kirby, Adviser Home Director, with Kenneth Robertson, Robeco active ownership specialist and Tim Gorden, Director, Robeco UK who will discuss the power of engagement covering:- 

What is active ownership? Best practices for engagement Case studies of where Robeco action has had real world impact – starting with Royal Dutch Shell 

About Robeco>>

 

Register now >>

 

14 June 2019

The value in disruption Quarterly Outlook Global Equities - T Rowe Price

Portfolio Manager David Eiswert says it’s becoming increasingly valuable to own disruptive companies gaining market share, even if they trade at a premium.

Key Insights:

U.S. GDP growth is decelerating, having peaked as a result of corporate tax cuts and fiscal stimulus globally  Europe stands to benefit from an easing in trade tensions and stabilising Chinese growth With innovation trends leading to dispersion between winners and losers, investors should seek to be on the right side of change

An ongoing cycle

The team’s outlook for the global economy is informed by a view that the world continues to pass through an ongoing cycle of Crisis, Response, Improvement and Complacency.

Where are we now?
The world is now moving out of stimulus-driven Complacency and back into the Crisis and Response phases.

Read more>>

30 May 2019

Selecting appropriate fund managers and funds for clients

Picking the right manager is as important for you as picking the right multi-asset fund.

Listen to Phil Butler, Portfolio Manager at M&GPrudential Treasury and Investment Office (T&IO), discuss the PruFolio Risk Managed active and passive funds, including,

The robust governance applies How alternative assets are employed through collectives How commercial property plays a part in the portfolios And the Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation approach

Why invest in alternatives?

What are alternative investments and how can they benefit multi-asset portfolios? Michael Howard from T&IO explores.

PruFolio Risk Managed Range

Learn more about the PruFolio Risk Managed multi-asset active, passive and smoothed funds.

The value of any investment can go down as well as up so your client might get back less than they put in.

M&GPrudential Treasury and Investment Office (T&IO), includes the team formerly known as Prudential Portfolio Management Group (PPMG).

16 May 2019

Client risk profiling and managing investment risk- new white paper from Synaptic Software to help you drive better client outcomes

In this new white paper, ‘Creating better outcomes in financial planning by optimising investment risk and reward using stochastic modelling’, Synaptic explores the theory, importance and practical requirement for risk-taking and robust risk management. 

 

Download the paper here

 

 

The white paper offers you practical insight on judging clients’ ability to take risks and to then translating this into accurate and effective financial advice. By using stochastic modelling, underpinned by industry-leading Moody’s Analytics and A2R, the paper gives illustrative examples of how a suitable framework can be created to support your recommendations, and why firms need to ensure they have access to the best risk tools as part of their advice process.

Access to Free Tools

With the white paper download comes free access to Synaptic’s tools to support advisers in planning and managing investment risk:

The Attitude to Risk questionnaire Moody’s Analytics defined investment strategy with risk categories 1-5 and 1-10 Access to updated risk ratings for portfolios and funds

It’s never been a better time to be an adviser, but risk profiling and management of investment risk has become more important than ever.

To download the new white paper: Creating better outcomes in financial planning by optimising investment risk and reward using stochastic modelling, visit www.synaptic.co.uk/risk