Imminent regulatory deadlines for financial advisers
A storm of new regulation in Europe is imminent, and waves of change also in prospect in other regions, which means advisers need to be up to speed with the implications for their businesses.
A storm of new regulation in Europe is imminent, and waves of change also in prospect in other regions, which means advisers need to be up to speed with the implications for their businesses.
Football managers need trusted financial planners to navigate what can be lucrative but uncertain career paths, according Kleinwort Hambros’ Maureen Llewellyn.
Dissecting advice and portfolio management can resolve the cost, performance and regulatory issues IFAs are facing, Scott Campbell, managing director and chief investment officer of MitonOptimal, tells International Adviser.
Fragmented and largely unregulated, the UK wills, probate and trusts market was worth £1.27bn last year, but this is set to grow, according to market research company IRN Research.
Germany’s financial service regulator, BaFin, is well within its rights to contact UK-based insurers demanding they explain how they plan to handle a no-deal Brexit, says an insurance law expert.
The tricky area of client segmentation and why financial advisers need to do it is the focus for well-known industry figure Phil Billingham, in his second article looking at how firms can survive amid regulatory change.
An Australian financial advice firm has been hit with a A$1m ($766,575, £581,700, €659,100) civil penalty, the first handed out by the Federal Court of Australia for failing to act in the best interests of its clients in accordance with the Future of Financial Advice (Fofa) reforms.
IA presents video highlights from the event, which was held on 10 October at the Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong.
IA presents video highlights from the event, which was held on 12 October at the Marina Mandarin Hotel in Singapore.
Winners of International Adviser’s Best Practice Adviser Awards in Asia have called on their peers, product providers and regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore to help drive positive change within the industry.
Advisers in Europe need to embrace the hurricane of legislation that is about to hit them or risk “driving their business into a cul-de-sac with no reverse gear“, writes Chris Lean, a Czech-based chartered financial planner with Aisa International.
Huw Wedlock, area sales manager, Asean at Old Mutual International talks about giving the intermediary market the right tools to be successful and how implementing a performance management framework.