Best Practice

Best Practice | 10 Jul 18

Are advisers blindly buying into strategic bonds?

The return of inflows into sterling strategic bond funds has raised concerns advisers are blindly allocating money into the sector without understanding it is not just a one-stop shop for outsourcing fixed income asset allocation.

Asia | 10 Jul 18

Three ways Singapore advisers need to build trust

Singapore’s regulator has called on advisers to build trust by empowering clients, raising conduct standards and enhancing oversight.

12 tips to keep DB transfer PI costs down

Best Practice | 9 Jul 18

12 tips to keep DB transfer PI costs down

Professional Indemnity insurers have a problem with pension transfers, so broker Howdens has put together 12 things advisers can do to help mitigate the risks and the costs.

FCA told to engage more with professional bodies

Best Practice | 5 Jul 18

FCA told to engage more with professional bodies

A financial services alliance representing 200,000 global members is demanding the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does more to support professionalism in the industry.

Best Practice | 3 Jul 18

Higher offshore tax evasion penalties explained

The UK taxman has updated its factsheet on how it calculates new penalties for offshore tax evasion involving income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax.