Profiles & Comment

  • creveling creveling in the danger zone

    creveling creveling in the danger zone

    Both Peggy and Chad Creveling graduated from America's famous West Point military academy‚ before heading out to explore Asia. They now run a wealth management business in Bangkok‚ one of Asia's most important business hubs‚ as well as‚ currently‚ the scene of ongoing political turmoil...

  • begin with the end in mind

    begin with the end in mind

    Are you paying as much attention to your own future as you are your clients’? Planning ahead to ensure a profitable exit when the time comes will mean you don’t end up being short-changed

  • can international strategies offer lessons

    can international strategies offer lessons

    Retirement funding is a crisis facing most developed economies. Here Guardian Wealth Management’s David Howell looks at how developments in the offshore space could help provide a solution.

  • hong kong the march to the east

    hong kong the march to the east

    Financial advisory firms in China’s Special Administrative Region are hiring‚ as Western businesses continue to establish bases in the region‚ and look to promote their services into China and the rest of Asia

  • us banking lobby urges congress to

    us banking lobby urges congress to

    Ricardo V, a well-to-do Brazilian executive travels frequently between São Paulo and New York. He does not take one of the many non-stop flights, however. Rather he books a trip with a Miami stop-over. The Miami stop is not about company business, shopping or visiting relatives.

  • us banking lobby urges congress to

    Ricardo V, a well-to-do Brazilian executive travels frequently between São Paulo and New York. He does not take one of the many non-stop flights, however. Rather he books a trip with a Miami stop-over. The Miami stop is not about company business, shopping or visiting relatives.

  • the brand new guy in town life trends

    the brand new guy in town life trends

    Chris Divito of Standard Life International (DIFC Branch) may be a fresh face in Dubai, but the brand he represents boasts a pedigree that guarantees a suitably warm reception

  • man in the middle profile of Mashreq Capital

    man in the middle profile of Mashreq Capital

    Fund management in the Middle East is a young business‚ and Abdul Kadir Hussain at Mashreq Capital has been navigating its tricky waters since the beginning‚ while charting the industry’s growth

  • where the wild things are

    where the wild things are

    James Bennett and Jay Goss of Aston Wealth Management like to take risks, but not like any other IFAs you might know. This pair of action heroes is blazing a trail across Africa, where the stakes are high but the potential rewards are even greater

  • getting to the core of things

    getting to the core of things

    The establishment of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and its insurance core principles can provide valuable positive lessons for the international IFA community

  • adapt and succeed life trends with fpi dubai

    adapt and succeed life trends with fpi dubai

    As FPI looks forward to celebrating a decade of business in the Middle East, Matthew Waterfield, general manager of FPI Middle East and Africa, discusses the strategies that are contributing to its success in this notoriously competitive region.

  • the daily rising tide vam funds

    the daily rising tide vam funds

    VAM Funds’ international business is growing, with recent major gains in Asia and the Middle East. IA talks to VAM Funds sales director Nigel Watson.