AIA’s Malaysia CEO and group chief distribution officer Bill Lisle says the company’s agency and partnership distribution platforms are a key driver of the company’s success as it capitalises on the region’s massive untapped growth opportunities
For months, Europe’s debt has been the dominant topic at meetings of the EU Commission. In such an environment, it's hardly surprising that the idea of some form of multilateral tax information exchange agreement ultimately proved too tempting to resist, says FECIF chairman Vincent Derudder
Sniping and griping: wholly negative traits that are, sadly and wrongly, too-often associated with all sectors that come under the broad umbrella of financial services.
The way to avoid potentially poor investment models, and choose only the very best ones, MBG Int'l managing partner Paul Gambles explains in the third and final part of his series, is to do your due diligence — properly.
Appearances can be deceiving, and this is as true for investment opportunities as it is for people. As MBG Int'l managing partner Paul Gambles explains in the second part of his series, there are certain clues that the shrewd investor knows to look out for, when seeking to avoid investment models that could be in…
Charles 'Pops' Ponzi may have died more than sixty years ago, but the DNA of his investment strategy evidently lives on, says MBG Int'l managing partner Paul Gambles, in the first of a three-part series on the importance of scrutinising one's investment models.
Making a recommendation should consist of more than "what" and in providing more an adviser can protect himself from possible future litigation says Square Mile Financial Services’ Chris Lean.
In the extract below from his post Budget analysis, Jersey Finance chief executive Geoff Cook sets out his view on the issues that will affect the island’s future as the tax clampdown moves up a gear.
Gerry Brown, technical manager of Prudential, says in years to come, George Osborne's 2013 Budget might come to be regarded as one of the most memorable Budgets – at least from an "offshore" perspective.
Just a few days now until the UK budget on the 20th March. Certainly a big day for the Chancellor given triple dip fears, loss of that topflight credit rating, and falling tax receipts putting the deficit reduction plan at risk.
Friends Life International CEO John Van Der Wielen talks about his shake-up of the organisational structure of the business, diversification of staff to better address global markets and what he is doing to tackle the high commission culture in overseas life sales.
International finance centres are changing to meet the needs of an increasingly ‘tax conscious’ world. Guardian WM’s David Howell suggests the challenge for advisers will be to keep ahead of the game.
