Tax & Regulation | 28 Sep 16
UK watchdog calls to scrap £50k limit on ‘bad’ advice
The head of the UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has called for the £50,000 ($64,907,€57,770) limit on payouts for clients who receive bad financial advice to be scrapped.
Best Practice | 28 Sep 16
Product Spotlight: review of Hansard Vantage Platinum II
In the second of a series of three independent reviews of international life products, Brian O’Neill, consultant at Isle of Man-based actuary and consultancy firm Boal & Co, puts the spotlight on Hansard’s regular premium product called Vantage Platinum II.
Best Practice | 28 Sep 16
Why wealth managers need to change their business models
Faced with an increasing pressure on margins and the cost of regulatory compliance, EY gives five tips on how wealth managers can change their business models to weather the storm of digital disruption.
Political risk is European equities’ biggest threat – CBRE
The number one macroeconomic threat to European financial markets is political risk, according to Sabina Kalyan, global chief economist and head of EMEA strategy and research at CBRE.
Middle East | 28 Sep 16
Novia Global expands into Middle East, teams up with PWS
Novia Global, the international platform arm of UK-based Novia Financial, has started doing business in the Middle East.