As the dust settles following the go-ahead of a 25% overseas transfer charge in the Spring Budget, David White, partner of Isle of Man-based The Qrops Bureau, sets out five key opportunities for financial advisers.
We are now weeks away from a UK general election in which opinion polls suggest the Conservatives will win with a sizeable majority, says Duncan Bailey, partner and head of private client of corporate and commercial law firm Brabners.
Harnessing the strength of financial markets can be a powerful way of growing your wealth. But to do so, clients need to have the confidence to invest over the long term.
Guernsey has announced plans to overhaul its regulatory regime for pension product providers to bring it closer in line with the current international best practice standards.
The first set of winners in International Adviser’s Best Practice Adviser Awards 2017 series were revealed on 3 May at the Waldorf London.
Business owners often say their people are the key asset in their company, but in the IFA world it’s even more important, argues Mike Leeson, head of international distribution development, Old Mutual Wealth.
Advisers looking to set up in Europe should avoid France and consider Portugal, a panel of industry experts said at International Adviser’s London event on Wednesday.
A UK adviser has defended international qualifications from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) against claims that they are of “no use to anyone” providing financial planning in overseas jurisdictions.
Pension scams, DB schemes and retirement support should all feature in the party manifestos the UK political parties publish ahead of the snap election on 8 June, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said.
Advisers across Europe underestimate how big an impact MiFid II will have on their businesses when they are required to report charges to clients from 3 January 2018, said OpesFidelio members at its annual conference in Prague.
It is difficult to open a newspaper these days without reading about disinherited relatives challenging the will of a loved one alongside reports of a rise in the number of diagnoses of dementia being made, says Gareth Ledsham, partner at law firm Russell-Cooke.
UK insurance giant Royal London has created life cover specifically designed for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, which the life insurer describes as a first for the British protection market.
