A possible exit of the United Kingdom from the EU is not expected to cause a noticeable slowdown in the global economy or the associated worsening of prospects for global stock markets. That is the assessment reached by the Berlin-based quirin bank AG, which specialises in fee-based advice.
Lawmakers want to help fee-based advice achieve a breakthrough in Germany. These efforts must not be allowed to slacken, even though some banks are now "voluntarily" forgoing commissions. This is the demand of the German Association of Fee-Based Advisors (BVDH).
Active equity-fund management rarely delivers what it promises: an excess return over its respective benchmark. A high to very high percentage of actively managed equity funds, by contrast, regularly underperform their benchmark.
State-subsidised private retirement provision has failed. This is shown, for example, by the Riester pension.
Abolishing cash — or even just restricting its use — means there is no escape from central banks' negative interest rates.
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