Striving for diversity and equality in financial services
“You can’t be what you can’t see” is the opening gambit for Jocelyn Wright’s campaign to bring more women and ethnic minorities into the financial planning sector.
Best Practice
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Int’l implications of the UK’s residence nil rate band
The new Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB) could have some complicated domicile-related ‘international’ aspects to consider, explains Graeme Robb, technical manager for the Prudential.
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Couple win fight against wealth firm over £200k fund transfers
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service has upheld a complaint about the unsuitable transfer of investments worth around £200,000 ($260,869, €221,431) made against Attivo Financial Services.
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Three key ways to take financial planning forward: Carrington
In the latest of a series of insights from financial advisers across the world, Mike Hodges, managing director of UK-based Carrington Investments, sets out three initiatives his firm is taking to build the business along best practice lines.
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Questions advisers must ask before clients move to Portugal
UK advisers with clients looking to move to Portugal and make the most of tax-efficient opportunities but avoid costly mistakes need to consider seven key questions, according to international wealth and tax management firm Blevins Franks.
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‘Common sense’ prevails in FCA’s insistent client guidelines
Updated guidance on how UK advisers should deal with clients who insist on going against their advice has been welcomed as “common sense” by Old Mutual Wealth’s chief distribution officer Richard Freeman.
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Singapore advice firm loses case against competition watchdog
Singapore’s Competition Appeal Board (CAB) has dismissed an appeal from IPP Financial Advisers to reduce the fine it was handed after being found guilty of colluding with other advice firms to force a competitor to withdraw a life product commission rebate offer.
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UAE regulator ups pressure on advisers over fees and capital
The UAE Insurance Authority has announced plans to tighten capital requirements for licenced brokers and ensure full disclosure of all commissions ahead of its move to restrict upfront fees.
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Five Sipp facts not many people know
An estimated one million people have opted for self-invested personal pensions (Sipp) as they offer a wide choice and the freedom to invest almost anywhere. Hargreaves Lansdown have put together some of the lesser-known facts about the increasingly popular retirement vehicle.
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South African regulator bans adviser exam cheats
South Africa’s Financial Services Board (FSB) has taken action against a large number of individuals who cheated or facilitated cheating on exams to become qualified financial planners.
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Bigger IHT haul signals a more aggressive HMRC
The IHT take has risen dramatically in the UK over the last two years leading insurer NFU Mutual to warn that HM Revenue & Customs may be getting more aggressive with estates, despite the introduction of a new nil rate residence band.
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Revised UK managers regime to expose ‘reckless’ IFA firms
The Financial Conduct Authority’s extension of its Senior Managers Regime to almost all regulated companies in the UK will help weed out “reckless and criminal firms”, financial adviser support firm SimplyBiz Group said.