Matt Williams

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I&P Podcast #13: Electronic wills and digital legacy planning with Adeus Life’s Nick Adams

5 days ago | ifamagazine.com | Matt Williams

In this month’s special Insurance & Protection edition of IFA Talk, Sue and Meg are diving into the topic of electronic wills and the future of legacy planning. Joining them to share his expert knowledge on the area is Adeus Life’s Nick Adams. Together, they explore what’s changing in the legal landscape around wills, and how digital innovation could soon be shaking things up.
Schroders publishes first Group Nature Report

5 days ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

Schroders announces the publication of its first Group Nature Report, underscoring the firm’s commitment to actively navigating nature risks and meeting clients’ investment expectations in this space. The report follows the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Disclosures (TNFD) issued in 2023. It aims to identify potential nature-related risks and opportunities and how Schroders is responding to them.
Morningstar: The economy isn’t out of the woods yet after US court block tariffs

5 days ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

The decision by the US Court of International Trade, which invalidates the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs, strikes down all of the country-specific tariff hikes implemented in 2025, which relied on IEEPA authority. This includes the 30% tariff increase on China and the 10% baseline increase imposed on all other countries. Altogether, the average US tariff rate falls from about 18% to about 7% after the court’s decision.
ECB Preview: Capital.com's Hathorn answers how many more cuts we should expect

5 days ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

The European Central Bank (ECB) will hold its next monetary policy meeting on Thursday, June 5, with markets widely anticipating another interest rate cut. Interest Rate OutlookAt its most recent meeting in April, the ECB reduced its key interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the deposit facility rate to 2.25%. Markets are now pricing in another cut in June, though expectations for further easing beyond that remain uncertain.
Janus Henderson unveils new active fixed income ETF in Europe

5 days ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

Janus Henderson Investors announces the launch of the Janus Henderson Tabula Euro Short Duration Income UCITS ETF (JHES). The Fund aims to provide enhanced yield and capital preservation across various market cycles by investing in an actively managed portfolio of primarily short duration, investment grade debt securities.
It will take 18 years to close the gender gap in leadership roles, report warns

6 days ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

Women occupy less than two-fifths of executive leadership positions in the UK’s FTSE100 companies, with new data warning it will take 18 years to close the gender gap. The research, part of the ‘C-Suite Churn Report’ created by sharetech platform Vestd, analysed employment tenure trends, gender representation, educational backgrounds, and employee sentiment across five C-suite roles (CEO, CFO, CTO, CPO, CMO) in the UK’s FTSE100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Principal Asset Management℠ appoints Phil Wood as Head of Equities Client Portfolio Management - Wealth DFM

1 week ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

Principal Asset Management has appointed Phil Wood as head of equities client portfolio management, reporting to George Maris, chief investment officer and global head of equities. In this newly established leadership role, Wood will lead the global client portfolio management team, overseeing the articulation and positioning of the firm’s equity investment capabilities across markets and client channels.
Principality BDM team continues to strengthen

1 week ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

Principality Intermediaries has continued to make changes to its business development team to strengthen the support available to mortgage brokers in Wales and England. The latest changes to Principality’s Business Development (BDM) team include the appointment of Carly Scholes, Business Development Manager, covering the East England area.
Dynamic Planner relaunches Content Hub

1 week ago | wealthdfm.com | Matt Williams

Dynamic Planner, the UK’s leading digital advice platform, has relaunched Content Hub, which is free to use and available on its website. Financial planning professionals now have a revitalised range of articles, data, analysis and insight at their fingertips – all designed with clients in mind, to ensure compliance and support an engaging and informative planning process.
IA responds to the Government's Pension Investment Review

1 week ago | ifamagazine.com | Matt Williams

Responding to the Government’s Pension Investment Review, Jonathan Lipkin, Director of Policy, Strategy and Innovation at the Investment Association has provided his insight. “Today’s announcement marks the beginning of a new era for the U.K. pension system, bringing with it the opportunity to embed world class investment practice to the benefit of millions of savers and the wider economy.