A volatile political landscape, constant regulatory upheaval and a recent economic downgrade to junk status are just some of the many challenges an adviser must overcome when setting up a new financial planning firm in South Africa.
Seven Investment Management (7IM) highlights five often overlooked ways that investors can make the most of tax efficient saving and investing in general.
Dip into a real-life case study of a high net worth client whose complex multi-jurisdictional circumstances need a structural framework for the long term.
A host of failings have been flagged up during the Jersey Financial Services Commission’s (JFSC) review of 10 locally-based firms and the suitability of the investments they recommend.
With low volatility having been the norm for nearly three years, the sharp drop experienced by global markets earlier this week awakened some fight or flight responses. AJ Bell offers five lessons to help investors cope with market volatility.
There is an ever-growing interest in citizenship-by-investment programmes and investment residence permits from high net-worth individuals.
IFAs react to the sell off that saw stock markets around the world drop sharply on Tuesday morning and tell International Adviser how they and their clients are reacting.
Overseas investment into the London residential new-build property market is dominated by Asian investors who may be overlooking UK inheritance tax in their financial planning, Old Mutual International has warned.
As new regulations begin to challenge the individual’s right to privacy, some legal professionals are calling for test cases to try the law.
Three quarters of UK workers do not know the value of their pension fund, while a fifth of consumers aged over 55 will not trust anyone when it comes to getting financial advice, according the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (Cisi).
Financial advisers must focus more on understanding clients and winning trust, or risk being side-lined, says international business consultant Brian Foster.
Nearly two million people who paid for an enduring or lasting power of attorney look set to benefit from a refund scheme launched by the Ministry of Justice and Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
