Overseas pension transfers more complex under new FCA rules
Transfers to overseas pensions are likely to become even more complicated following proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority to overhaul pension transfer advice in the UK.
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FCA to overhaul pension transfer advice rules
Advice on pension transfers is to be provided as a personal recommendation and transfer value analysis replaced with a comparison to show the value of the benefits being given up under plans announced by the UK regulator on Wednesday.
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Fearful advisers face ‘information vacuum’ on pension transfers
Nearly all financial advisers disagree with the UK regulator’s pension transfer value analysis assumptions and are having to deal with an “information vacuum” from the UK regulator, according to veteran retirement expert Mike Morrison.
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How the fee-based model changes asset management
What could the potential fallout be for asset managers when Asia’s regulators eventually replace the commission-based wealth management model with a fee-based one? Ben Cherrington, head of intermediary channels in Asia Pacific at M&G Investments, shares some key changes in the UK, which decided to make the leap to fee-based in 2013.
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Regulation to make life ‘harder and harder’ for wealth firms
Regulation will make the job of a wealth manager “harder and harder” over the coming years, Quilter Cheviot’s Mark Hallam has said.
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Firms must take action now on Mifid II permissions says FCA
Firms that need to change their regulatory permissions to comply with Mifid II must act now, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has warned.
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Fear driving global rise in DB pension transfers say advisers
Fear that defined benefit (DB) pension schemes may be unable to meet their long-term liabilities is driving demand for pension transfers, research from Old Mutual International (OMI) has found.
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Fecif offers ‘unprecedented’ insight into European IFA sector
European IFAs will have a better understanding of their industry following detailed analysis of the continent’s advice sector by the European Federation of Financial Intermediaries and Financial Advisers (Fecif).
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Financial advice tops Channel Island Ombudsman complaints
Nearly half of the investigations handled by the Channel Islands’ Financial Ombudsman (CIFO) last year related to investments and funds, with financial advice the single most complained about area.
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Hong Kong’s new Insurance Authority eyes mis-selling crackdown
Hong Kong’s new insurance regulator plans to work closely with its mainland China counterpart to protect consumers when it officially takes over from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) on 26 June.
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Tax evasion crackdown will see wealth managers lose $13bn
Wealth managers around the world will lose around $13bn (£10bn, €11.5bn) of annual revenue due to a global crackdown on tax dodging as clients are set pull out $1.1trn out over the next few years, a new report suggests.
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Guardian’s new client division to tackle industry shortfalls
Guardian Wealth Management has launched a new division to focus on client relationship culture after research found that most expats feel the ongoing service they receive from their IFA firms has declined or stopped altogether.