Paul Scott trained as an engineer and started his career in that profession, moving from there into automobile engineering and subsequently, luxury car dealership management. By the time he was 26, he was running major Porshe and Ferrari dealerships in such affluent Southeast England towns as Colchester and Cambridge.
With a growing middle class, improving risk levels and a fast-developing regulatory environment, the continent now offers exciting opportunities.
In an area that remains largely unregulated, David Wallis-Powell of Scottsdale Overseas talks about keeping ahead of the game, by bringing a UK-style approach to the Spanish market.
Malta has enjoyed a surge in popularity among financial services companies, in the wake of the financial crisis. Hedge funds, pension fund administrators and retiring Britons are relocating there, drawn by its agreeable climate and lifestyle, affordable costs, numerous DTAs, and regulatory infrastructure. Helen Burggraf reports.
In order to provide a really first rate service, it is crucial to make sure that your clients’ needs come before their wants. Prosperity CEO Andrew Cole discusses the philosophy behind his UAE-based advisory company and the need to be ruthless if you are to succeed
Anyone who doesn't yet know what the Brazilian flag looks like, or who Ronaldo “Ronaldinho” de Assis Moreira is, may before long, Helen Burggraf finds, as Brazil prepares to face the world’s media spotlight over the next few years.
Sam Instone is a former soldier turned IFA, who built his reputation offering advice in hostile regions where other advisers feared to tread. He describes his tactics for introducing positive change to the industry
A highly paid pool of expats, a hugely wealthy elite and a native population with money to spare all combine to make Saudi Arabia a tremendous prospect for financial advisers, but actually breaking into the market takes some doing.
Singapore, like Hong Kong, is continuing to benefit from the uncertainty and instability elsewhere in the world, while at the same time struggling to cope with such side-effects of this success as inflation, currency appreciation and a shortage of affordable housing. Helen Burggraf reports.
Singapore, like Hong Kong, is continuing to benefit from the uncertainty and instability elsewhere in the financial services world, while at the same time struggling to cope with such side-effects of this success as inflation, currency appreciation and a shortage of affordable housing. Helen Burggraf reports.
Following the launch of Zurich Life Insurance (Singapore) in April, chief executive officer Graham Morrall explains how the subsidiary is trying to bridge the protection gap in the area.
If it's called Meyado, chances are it has something to do with the Singapore-based advisory firm but the company says it is different from its competitors for other reasons as well.
