The UK investment management industry has today outlined a series of recommendations to boost private market investment in the UK to drive forward economic growth and global competitiveness.
Money is a taboo topic for many across the UK, with Brits more likely to discuss politics and current affairs (50%) than money and finances (29%) at the dinner table, according to new research from the Investment Association.
The Investment Association’s (IA) FinTech hub and accelerator, IA Engine, has appointed Simon Swords, Managing Director of Fundipedia, as the new Chair of its Advisory Panel.
The Investment Association (IA) has appointed Namita Kain to a newly created role of Head of Private Markets. The IA’s Capital Markets division has been further bolstered by the promotion of Hugo Gordon from Senior Policy Adviser to the new role of Head of Capital Markets.
UK retail investors placed a net £1.1 billion into funds in April, the strongest inflows of the year to date, according to data published by the Investment Association (IA) today.
The Stewardship Code is an important tool for setting best practice standards for stewardship in the UK and is followed by many others around the world.
The Investment Association (IA), Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) and Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) have joined forces to issue a recommendation encouraging firms to alter their fund settlement timings to T+2 on or before 11 October 2027.
Jonathan Lipkin, Director of Policy, Strategy and Innovation at the Investment Association, comments on the Government's Pension Investment Review.
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