Best Practice
Best Practice | 6 Mar 18
Look beyond headlines for value in the US
Investors must look beyond high valuations in the US market and search for opportunities at the sector, size and style level, according to Morningstar UK chief investment officer Dan Kemp.
Best Practice | 5 Mar 18
Asset managers pay £34m compensation for closet trackers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered asset managers to pay investors £34m (€38m, $46.9m) in compensation after overcharging for “closet tracker” funds, in a move described as “hugely positive” for investors.
Hong Kong to roll out insurance lifeboat scheme
Policyholders in Hong Kong will be protected for the first time should their insurer become insolvent if plans to introduce a mandatory industry-funded compensation scheme come to fruition.
Best Practice | 2 Mar 18
Guardian Wealth secures corporate chartered status
The UK arm of Guardian Wealth Management Group’s international business has received corporate chartered status, the company confirmed to International Adviser.
Best Practice | 1 Mar 18
Pros and cons of deleting client data
Financial advisers need to establish a data management policy that balances the rights of the client against the firm’s right to meet regulatory requirements or potentially defend a legal claim, according to Nick Eatock, executive chairman of UK based back office software support Intelliflo.