German regulator demands UK insurers’ Brexit plans
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.
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The best way to avoid the wrong type of client
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.
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Hefty $1m penalty a warning to Aussie financial advisers
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.
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Best Practice Adviser Awards Hong Kong 2017
IA presents video highlights from the event, which was held on 10 October at the Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong.
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Best Practice Adviser Awards Singapore 2017
IA presents video highlights from the event, which was held on 12 October at the Marina Mandarin Hotel in Singapore.
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Analysis: Asia’s advisers called to arms
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.
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Driving advice in Europe from sales to profession
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.
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Old Mutual Int’l on building sustainable advice businesses
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.
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Analysis: South Africa’s commission conundrum continues
Upfront commission remains a burning issue in South Africa, as the nation’s financial advice sector awaits the regulator’s next move following the signing of the ‘Twin Peaks’ legislation into law.
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DB pension transfer complaint redress guidelines updated
The way in which firms calculate redress for complaints about defined benefit (DB) pension transfer advice was updated by the Financial Conduct Authority on Friday.
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Undeclared offshore interests face 200% penalties
The UK tax office is planning to introduce hefty new penalties of up to 200% on taxpayers with undeclared offshore investments, prompting calls from the Association of Taxation Technicians for people to get their affairs sorted sooner rather than later.
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Tax evasion/avoidance make up a fifth of the £34bn UK tax gap
The UK lost out on a fifth of the tax revenue it expected to raise in 2015/16 because of evasion and avoidance, figures released on Thursday by HM Revenue & Customs show.