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Best Practice | 31 May 17
Scammers use speech tricks to con victims
Cold-calling fraudsters use an urgent tempo when speaking or apologetic language to convince victims that they are genuine, research from scam awareness group Take Five suggests.
Best Practice | 31 May 17
How the UK election could impact pensions
What looked like a sure thing when UK prime minister Theresa May called the snap election back in mid-April has turned somewhat muddy. Aegon pensions director Steven Cameron has taken a look at what the parties’ manifestos mean for pensions.
Best Practice | 30 May 17
Isle of Man watchdog to review unregulated funds
Isle of Man treasury minister Alfred Cannan has confirmed that the island’s Financial Services Authority (IOMFSA) is “undertaking a review” of unregulated funds and will “make appropriate recommendations for change”.
Best Practice | 26 May 17
Commission still makes up 25% of revenue for UK IFAs
Financial advisers in the UK still earn a quarter of their income from commission, according to latest figures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Best Practice | 24 May 17
Abu Dhabi creates will registry for expats
Abu Dhabi has created a new register of wills for non-Muslim expats living and working in the UAE, which may allow them to circumvent Sharia law when estate planning.
