The ex-wife of a Saudi billionaire is currently seeking £196m ($260m) in her divorce hearing in the High Court in London, says Judith Fitton, partner in the family department of law firm Mundays.
A revised professional standards framework for financial advisers and planners in Australia has been welcomed by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA), but further improvements could be made.
Old Mutual International’s Mike Leeson and Mimi Pienaar discuss the importance of knowing what is on a customer’s mind in our second of three articles looking at business transition principles.
Investors in the United Arab Emirates have a shorter time horizon for investments than in other parts of the world and expect higher returns than the global average, according to a recent Schroders survey.
Indosuez Wealth Management’s Frédéric Lamotte talks about his career at Crédit Agricole, his cash strategy, and market turbulence.
Rattled by a growing list of worries that could threaten the fragile global economy, including the UK’s shock Brexit vote, investors around the world are amassing cash, favouring bonds over equities and increasing their holdings of gold.
Members of International Adviser’s Tax & Technical Panel give their views on the outcome of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) plans to tighten rules on the selling and promoting of financial products in the international financial centre, and on the activities of representative offices.
By understanding why we work in the financial services sector, we can introduce the ‘Woww’ factor into our professional lives, says Michelle Hoskin, founder and director of Standards International.
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) investigated 226 intermediaries for misconduct in 2015/16, up from 187 the previous year.
French insurance giant Axa has unveiled a five-year strategic plan aimed at transforming the company’s business model from “payer to partner”.
With the referendum on whether or not the UK will leave the European Union only days away, Aegon has addressed some of the concerns about how a vote to leave could impact pensions.
