We've been calling out rip-off fund fees since 2009 V disappointing that our latest research shows #investors are still suffering from toxic combination of high fees and low performance in active funds Financial Conduct Authority The Times and The Sunday Times Ali Hussain Paul Lewis thetimes.co.uk/article/high-f…

‘FTX founder hit with further criminal charges’ ft.com/content/e15f3b… Financial Times

Alan and Gina Miller have been shining a light on this for years! 'World’s largest asset managers accused of failing to invest responsibly' investmentweek.co.uk/4076646/ via Investment Week ShareAction

We have been saying this for years! ‘FCA’s fund labelling regime ‘too reliant on voluntary action’ ftadviser.com/regulation/202… FT Adviser Ruby Hinchliffe

‘Windsor deal opens door for progress on post-Brexit financial regulation’ ft.com/content/7c1d2e… Financial Times

‘BSPS redress scheme comes into effect’ ftadviser.com/pensions/2023/… FT Adviser

‘Bank of England: Digital pound represents 'new frontier' for payments’ investmentweek.co.uk/news/4076738/b… Investment Week Elliot Gulliver-Needham

Research from our CIO, Alan Miller found the overall cost for 10,000s of investors switching to proper green #ESG fund could be £600+ million – and is adamant that #investment groups guilty of fund mislabelling should pick up the tab thismon.ee/a/11819997 via This is Money

Happy International Women's Day! 💜🌍 At MoneyShe we believe one of the best forms of empowerment is financial empowerment! 💷💡 Start your journey today: scmdirect.com/moneyshe/femal… #IWD2023 #WomenInvesting #IWDPensionGap

📝NEW BLOG 📝 To mark International Women's Day, MoneyShe interview our founder Gina Miller on female financial health today and what women can do to help secure their futures! 🌍💡💷 scmdirect.com/moneyshe-blog/… #IWD2023 #IWDPensionGap #GinaMiller

The Annus Horribilis for City Fund Managers Our research found 2022 was one of the worst years for #investment returns - with classic 60/40 Portfolios recording their worst year since 1937 #WealthManagement #pensions #ISA standard.co.uk/business/city-…

Following our expose last Sunday re a £600m bill for #investors having to switch to green funds thismon.ee/a/11819997 via This is Money MPs Treasury Committee have acted swiftly to pull up Financial Conduct Authority on failing to treat customers fairly thismon.ee/a/11847951 via This is Money

*OUT NOW* SCM #blog "Apple might be transitioning from a growth stock to a cash cow" #investing #StockMarket Apple & the Rich Valuation of Tech Stocks: Time to Look Beyond the S&P 500? scmdirect.com/apple-and-the-…

Britain’s biggest firms would be worth £460 billion more if they listed in New York, research from SCM Direct finds. The London #StockMarket, once the world’s premier index, is in danger of becoming a backwater for equities standard.co.uk/business/brita…

📝NEW BLOG from SCM Direct provides an in-depth analysis of upcoming trends in the UK housing market 'UK Housing Market Outlook for 2023 and Beyond' scmdirect.com/uk-housing-mar… #housingcrisis #housingmarket #investments

Our research for The Times and The Sunday Times on investment best buy lists found "50.3% of funds on best-buy lists were ranked in the bottom half of their category over 4 years." "One of the big losers was the former LF Woodford Income Focus fund, recommended by Hargreaves" thetimes.co.uk/article/d25d32…

Financial Conduct Authority's regulatory role is to protect consumers, not be political poodles for govt Their post-Brexit work is set to weaken listing rules to keep firms in UK by ‘significantly rebalancing the burden of regulation’ away from companies towards investors! citywire.com/new-model-advi…

Financial Conduct Authority telling firms to ensure fees are fair, but they need to act too/. They need to specify the form, format and where fees should be shown. Buried on page 46 is not transparent, fair or protecting consumers ftadviser.com/regulation/202…

'Simply, Andrew Bailey should never have been appointed...it was a political appointment.' True and Fair Party leader Gina Miller is ruthless in her description of the Governor of the Bank of England who she says is 'asleep at the wheel'. Iain Dale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧⚒️ | #CrossQuestion

More and more experts, commentators, practitioners are saying we need a serious discussion about AI In #investing, fund management also need a serious discussion about #ESG In the meantime, investors need 100% transparency of holding as the sector is awash with #greenwashing