by Steven | Feb 19, 2021 | Citylogue
The FCA’s Investment Pathways have launched with the aim of improving retirement income outcomes for consumers, particularly those without access to advice. In this Citylogue, we follow up our last blog looking at non-advised drawdown, to discuss consumer reactions to...
by Steven | Jan 26, 2021 | Citylogue
Since Pension Freedoms in 2015, would-be retirees have faced complex decisions on how best to access their pension savings. The risks faced by those doing this without professional advice can be great. In this Citylogue, we explore consumer capabilities for...
by Steven | Sep 15, 2020 | Citylogue
COVID-19 has highlighted the risk of involuntary unemployment and is driving consumer interest to retail Income Protection (IP); but does retail IP actually meet their needs? Consumer Perception of Life Insurance NMG’s latest research into UK consumer attitudes...
by Steven | Aug 11, 2020 | Citylogue
With growing competition between model portfolio providers, what can discretionary fund managers do to position themselves more competitively among financial advisers The Growth of Model Portfolios Model portfolios are an important part of the UK independent financial...
by Steven | Apr 14, 2020 | Citylogue
Having sent initial COVID communication to existing customers, now is the time for life insurance and wealth providers to plan for product opportunities with the emergence from lockdown. In last week’s Citylogue (see link below) we established a framework for...
by Steven | Jan 17, 2020 | Citylogue
ESG is going mainstream, but what asset owners are seeking to achieve and the role of their asset managers is still poorly understood. NMG’s new Global ESG Study provides answers to the big ESG questions. Based on interviews with over 200 asset owners and 800...