Financial Adviser School achieves LIBF recognition
The Financial Adviser School (FAS), the UK-based training academy owned by Old Mutual Wealth’s (OMW) Intrinsic network, has secured recognition from The London Institute of Banking and Finance.
Best Practice
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Placing Best Practice at the heart of your business in 2017
As another fascinating year for the financial services industry starts to unfold, we are delighted to announce the details of International Adviser’s Best Practice Adviser Awards 2017 in partnership with Old Mutual International, recognising financial advisers that are, or have made, the exciting leap towards best practice when advising expat/international clients.
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Zurich partners with pension advice service for scam helpline
Zurich UK Life has teamed up with The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) to pilot a pension scam helpline, offering impartial guidance to customers looking to transfer their savings into schemes that the life insurer has identified as suspicious.
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First robo-advice comparison site launched in UK
A digital wealth comparison site providing a rundown of the UK and international automated financial services market, believed to a be a first, has been launched by a specialist consultancy firm.
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Why life insurance wrappers still benefit expats in the UAE
The benefits of life insurance wrappers still outweigh direct investment in funds for expatriate customers in the UAE despite the significant regulatory change underway, says Philip Cernik of Friends Provident International.
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Six year-end tax issues for non-doms in the UK
The approaching tax year-end applies equally to those born in the UK and to foreign expats living there. This year, expats may have even more to consider given the new non-dom rules coming into force from 6 April 2017, warns Old Mutual Wealth’s financial planning expert, Rachael Griffin.
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Cold calling continues to rise despite proposed ban
In spite of warnings from government and the pensions industry, 7% of UK adults said they had released some or all of their pension savings as cash after being cold contacted, research from Phoenix Group has found.
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Qnups in retirement planning: a case study on Peter
In this second instalment on Qnups in wealth planning, the director of Isle of Man-based pension provider Optimus, Martin Hall, runs through a case study where Qnups are the right solution for the client.
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Fee-based 1% model ‘overcharging’ UK clients, study finds
UK consumers are being overcharged by advisers who levy a percentage point fee on the value of the assets a client invests, with too much money going into the pockets of wealth managers, according to a new report by Capital Asset Management.
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Structured products – leading the change towards better outcomes for customers
Structured products are typically fixed-term investments that pay-out an amount that is linked to the performance of another asset or set of assets (such as a stock market index or indices).
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HK investors prefer commission-based model, survey finds
Investors in Hong Kong still prefer a commission-based charging structure when it comes to paying for wealth management services, while their mainland Chinese counterparts are increasingly opting for a fee-based model, according to the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (HKIFA).
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South African IFA firm kicks off adviser internship programme
Cape Town-headquartered IFA firm Carrick Wealth has launched an internship programme for university graduates as part of the Carrick Development Academy (CDA) Graduate Programme.