Five top advisers predict the perfect business in five years
The financial advisory space is undergoing an enormous amount of flux at the moment.
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Tackling the offshore return conundrum from South Africa
“One of the biggest challenges I have faced as an adviser in South Africa in the past few years is generating a positive return for clients from international equities,” says Mark Jurgens, head of the Jurgens Group.
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Strabens Hall warns Rops fees outweigh benefits
Strabens Hall, the international IFA firm with offices in London and Hong Kong, has advised clients against using recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops), warning that the high charges incurred with using the product can often outweigh the tax advantages they offer.
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Asset managers, life co’s seek clarity on new UAE fund laws
Life companies are calling for more clarity on how new laws covering mutual funds offered for sale within their products in the UAE will work in practice, while asset managers have begun the process of deciding which products to offer.
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Advisers losing out due to customer experience not price
Advisers are losing business because they are failing to provide clients with a good customer experience, not because other companies are beating them on price, according to Rod Bryson, principal – wealth, long-term savings and insurance at Capgemini Consulting.
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Is 50/50 the right management fee split?
Asset managers and distributors in Asia used to split the annual management charge, but over the last couple years the distribution side has been getting more than half. What is a fair split?
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Axa wins landmark US court case over ‘exorbitant fees’
Axa has won a landmark court case in the US against investors who accused the French insurer of charging excessive fees on variable annuity products.
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UK rate cut to increase platform fees, says James Hay
IFG Group, the parent company of UK Sipp provider James Hay, has warned that the Bank of England’s (BoE) interest rate cut earlier this month could see platform charges rise.
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OPINION: Zero-fee funds? Be careful what you wish for
Talk of a 0% fee for passive investing is an enticing prospect, but as core funds become cheaper so groups are encouraged to over-complicate the satellite.
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Platforms face inflection point as competition cuts margins
The ongoing technological revolution has levelled the financial services playing field globally, argues Jaco van Tonder, head of advisory services at Investec Asset Management – and with that levelling comes both risk and opportunity.
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Fund fees fall by a fifth after RDR
Investors are now paying over a fifth less in annual fund fees as a result of the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to analysis by online investment platform rplan
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FCA sets in motion ‘top priority’ pension scam crackdown
The Financial Conduct Authority is to crack down on pension-related investment scams as one of its main priorities for the coming year.