Financial adviser information website launched in UAE
Site will offer details on regulated advisers who are members of professional bodies
Insight Discovery
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NRI advisers take exception to blacklist reputation
There has been ‘a mushrooming’ of independent adviser firms in the past two years
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Three areas of improvement for UAE advice sector
One firm said number of advisers it employs fell to just five from 40 in a year
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The year of reckoning in the UAE… or not?
A lot of gloom is found in Insight Discovery’s flagship Middle East Investment Panorama (MEIP) for 2017, says its chief executive Nigel Sillitoe. Some 63% of advisers saw their clients’ lack of willingness to invest as a threat. Meanwhile, there were not many optimists. Only 18% of advisers saw their clients’ readiness to invest as…
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UAE advisers grow business despite ‘grim backdrop’
Half of the UAE’s financial advisers have grown their businesses over the last year despite having to operate in a tougher environment, according to the eighth and latest edition of consultancy Insight Discovery’s Middle East Investment Panorama report.
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Gulf IFAs face ‘year of reckoning’ as clients turn away
Financial advisers in the Middle East are finding clients increasingly reluctant to use their services, partly due to growing geopolitical uncertainty but also because of regulatory changes and poor value-for-money products from asset managers and life companies.
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South African IFAs want more industry support
South African asset management firms and investment service providers need to do more to help make the lives of IFAs easier, a survey from consultancy firm Insight Discovery has found.
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IFAs must recruit from a wider gene pool to grow business
Recruiting more diverse IFAs is key to tapping new markets and growing business, but attracting fresh blood into the industry remains a challenge, industry experts have said.
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Advisers must ‘upskill’ for ME retirement liability issue
The majority of employers in the Middle East do not set aside specific assets to cover their end of service benefit (EOSB) liabilities, according to a survey by Zurich Global Life’s Middle East and Africa division.
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Middle East advisers call for action on unregulated schemes
Regulators in the Middle East need to do more to crack down on unregulated schemes and products, according to a new survey by market intelligence company Insight Discovery.
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Consumers rate UAE advice below global standard
The public opinion of UAE financial advisers pales in comparison to the rest of the world, according to a project analysing social media dialogue.
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International Adviser The leading publication
Earlier this year, International Adviser was voted the most important publication by advisers across the Middle East.