Prudential is expanding its support for advisers with the launch of Knowledge TV, offering continuing professional development (CPD) certified ‘box sets’, technical insights, and online demonstrations.
Provisca, the international distribution business launched in August by Nigel Watson and Bryan Low, has signed its first partnership agreement, opening up the products of South Africa’s third largest listed insurer to international markets.
UK financial advice firms applying for corporate chartered financial planner status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) can face an easier time than their overseas counterparts.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Elizabeth Anne Parry from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity and fined her £109,400 ($143,419, €128,657) for repeatedly lying about her qualification status.
European Union policymakers are considering whether to slash the benchmark used by insurers to calculate the value of billions of euros of liabilities – a move that would push up the cost of life insurance.
South African regulator, the Financial Services Board (FSB), has confirmed that the first phase of the upcoming Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will be introduced on 1 January 2017 – six months after the original deadline.
The UK Treasury has set out plans to allow savers to take out £500 ($654, €586) from their retirement pots tax free to help pay for financial advice in a bid to plug the ‘advice gap’ following the pension freedoms.
We all know that people matter when it comes to business success, says James Pearcy-Caldwell, co-founder of financial planning firm Aisa.
The Australian corporate regulator has released formal guidance on providing robo-advice or other forms of digital advice to retail clients in order to help the growing band of start-ups and fintech companies entering the field.
Investment advisers in the US will need to provide more information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the regulator steps up its monitoring of the asset management industry.
Hansard International has launched a bond offering a zero commission option for financial advisers recommending single premium products to clients.
South African asset management firms and investment service providers need to do more to help make the lives of IFAs easier, a survey from consultancy firm Insight Discovery has found.
