Useful links
Links to third party sites are provided for your information and convenience. Please note the AIC does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of any information or opinion contained therein.
If you would like your website added to this page, please email enquiries@theaic.co.uk. Please note that we will only publish links to websites that we feel are relevant to the AIC and will not publish links to commercial sites.
Consumer information
Financial advisers
Government and technical resources
Other trade associations
Wrap platforms
Candid Money
Candid Money is an independent, free and impartial financial website, aiming to supply sufficient knowledge and confidence to help users better manage their finances.
Citywire
The Citywire website publishes news, data and analysis in a variety of formats for professional and private investors. Citywire Funds Insider magazine is published monthly. Citywire uses an approach which follows fund manager performance in the belief that it is the manager who adds value for investors.
FSA's Money Made Clear
The FSA is an independent, non-governmental body that regulates the financial services industry in the UK. This website aims to give clear, impartial information on money matters.
FT.com
FT.com is the internet partner of the FT newspaper. The site includes in-depth market data tailored for investment companies, providing users with all the information they need for making investment decisions.
FundsLibrary
FundsLibrary is an easy-to-use, online portal dedicated to providing quality fund information. Acting on behalf of over 400 fund managers, FundsLibrary offer a single data and document hub bringing together up-to-date fund management group information on over 4,500 different funds, ETFs and investment companies.
Hemscott
Hemscott is a web based international supplier of business and financial information and corporate investor relations solutions.
Interactive Investor
The Interactive Investor website has a portfolio service which allows you to track the performance of all your investments in one place to monitor your true worth. You can also link to market analysis and news plus gain access to a wide range of financial calculators and tools.
Investegate
Investegate is a comprehensive online source of announcements from UK quoted companies, allowing you to view all regulatory and other published information in one place.
Investment Trusts Magazine
Investment Trusts Magazine is a quarterly magazine comprising of at least 100 pages of news, information and data focusing on the UK investment trust sector. The magazine's website provides details of the contents of the latest issue as well as further information.
Investors Chronicle
Investors Chronicle is weekly magazine providing in-depth features on investment ideas and techniques, analysis of global markets and sectors, news on takeovers and more. The website publishes company and share price news, analysis of companies' results and the latest stories on a variety of topics.
Joint Communication Initiative (JCI)
A number of fund management groups and Asset TV have joined together to provide educational videos on market and investment issues.
London Stock Exchange (LSE)
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) provides information and news announcements on all UK listed companies.
McHattie Investment Trust Newsletter
The McHattie Investment Trust Newsletter is a subscription tip sheet covering the wide range of investment trust securities, spotting rising fund managers and recommending those shares suiting particular needs, such as saving for school fees or making tax free capital gains.
Money Observer Magazine
Money Observer, an FSA certified personal finance magazine has been published since 1979. The website contains regular features from the journalists, as well as a range of online tools free of charge. Plus, there is an investment trust directory and financial bookshop.
Moneywise Magazine
Moneywise is a finance magazine, providing information to private investors on savings and investments. The Moneywise website has a host of financial planning tools. There is also detailed personal finance analysis provided by a team of financial journalists.
Splitsonline
A web based research service dedicated to the daily analysis of shares of split capital investment companies.
Trustnet
A web based service covering all UK collective investment funds aimed at private investors and financial advisers.
Unclaimed Assets Register
The Unclaimed Assets Register is a search service that helps you find your lost assets and re-establish contact with financial institutions. Please note that UAR searches may not be comprehensive and could incur a charge.
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Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS)
APCIMS represents more than 220 private client stockbrokers and investment manager firms who, on more than 400 sites across the UK and Ireland, deal in stocks and shares for private investors.
Findanadviser.org
Findanadviser.org is a website run by The Personal Finance Society, the professional body for financial advisers.
IFA Promotion (IFAP)
IFA Promotion was established in 1989 to promote the value and accessibility of independent financial advice to the public.
Institute of Financial Planning (IFP)
IFP was formed in 1986 to promote the profession and practice of financial planning.
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Child Trust Fund (CTF)
Child Trust Fund (CTF) is a savings and investment account for children, introduced by the Government. CTFs aim to ensure that children have savings when they reach 18 years old and also encourage them to save and understand personal finance and the benefits of saving.
Financial Ombudsman Service
The Financial Ombudsman Service was set up by law as an independent public body. Their job is to resolve individual disputes between consumers and financial services firms - fairly, reasonably, quickly and informally.
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
The FSA are an independent body that regulates the financial services industry in the UK. The FSA, acting as the competent authority for listing, is referred to as the UK Listing Authority (UKLA), and maintains the Official List.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
The HMRC website contains guidance on the tax aspects of shareholdings including guidance on CGT issues.
Institutional Shareholders' Committee (ISC)
The ISC is a forum which allows the UK’s institutional shareholding community to exchange views and, on occasion, coordinate their activities in support of the interests of UK investors. Its constituent members are: The ABI, the AIC, the IMA and the NAPF. The site is intended to make accessible ISC publications and contact details for those interested in the views of the UK’s institutional shareholding community.
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Association of British Insurers (ABI)
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) represents the collective interests of the UK’s insurance industry, speaking out on issues of common interest, helping to inform and participating in debates on public policy issues, and acting as an advocate for high standards of customer service in the insurance industry.
British Banking Association (BBA)
The British Banking Association is the UK banking and financial services trade association and acts on behalf of its members on domestic and international issues.
Building Societies Association (BSA)
The Building Societies Association (BSA) is a trade association, representing mutual lenders and deposit takers in the UK including all UK building societies.
British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body and public policy advocate for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK.
Investment Management Association (IMA)
The Investment Management Association (IMA) aims to support and promote a commercially successful and growing UK investment management industry and seeks to improve the financial outcomes for savers and investors.
Listed Private Equity (LPEQ)
The initiative for increasing awareness and understanding of listed private equity. LPEQ provides information on PEITs and similar vehicles listed on the LSE and other major European stock markets, undertakes and publishes research and works to improve levels of knowledge about listed private equity among investors and their advisers.
National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF)
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) is the UK body providing representation and other services for those involved in designing, operating, advising and investing in all aspects of pensions and other retirement provision.
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Alliance Trust Savings (ATS)
ATS is a subsidiary of Alliance Trust providing investment administration and dealing services, allowing you to deal and manage your investments online, by telephone or by post.
Hargreaves Lansdown Vantage
The HL Vantage Service is a fund supermarket or wrap platform, allowing you to hold your investments either directly or within the tax shelter of an ISA, SIPP or income drawdown pension.
James Hay
A client portfolio administration system to assist intermediaries with arranging their clients' transactions and reporting and administering a client's investment and pension portfolio.
Transact
This is an integrated portfolio service that provides the opportunity for intermediaries to transact investment trust business as well as unit trusts, OEICs and all UK listed equities via a series of wrapper products.
Wrap Accounts
Wrap Accounts are investment accounts which enable investors to view all their financial assets on one platform.
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