The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius (FSC Mauritius) earlier this month entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on capacity building, as well as other collaborations.
Complaints about self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) rose by a third during the second quarter of 2015, while term assurance product complaints decreased by 23%, according to the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
The Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers (FEIFA), has announced a new partnership with Guernsey-based, multi-jurisdictional offshore investment manager Nova Wealth.
After prolonged negotiations, Gibraltar has been accepted for evaluation by the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering monitoring body, Moneyval.
Responsibilities are shifting and advisers can no longer be everything to everyone
New generation built to solve the challenges faced by traditional exchange-traded funds
There are growing opportunities to be found across the African continent, despite the prevailing negative headlines, according to speakers at International Adviser’s South Africa Forums.
The European Union is risking “geopolitical angst” and “global tax chaos” if it follows through on its threat to add the US to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
The gap in the availability of UK defined benefit pension advice is growing as advice firms struggle to get professional indemnity insurance and significant players leave the market.
Retiring to a European country is a dream for many but the pitfalls around making such a move can turn it into a nightmare, warns Blevins Franks business development director Jason Porter.
The UAE has outlined regulatory changes aimed at kickstarting its economy after a recent slump in oil prices.
The only way to avert a future crisis is to seek out new ways to engage with the populace and education them on the importance of financial planning, says Ross Pennell of South African start-up Advent Wealth.
