Best Practice

Best Practice | 7 Oct 16

More than three quarters of advisers in the UK support the introduction of a risk-based Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy, according to a new survey from platform provider AJ Bell.

Best Practice | 6 Oct 16

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), a UK professional standards body for the financial services industry has defended advisers against British prime minister Theresa May’s pledge to crackdown on the profession for helping the rich avoid tax.

Best Practice | 6 Oct 16

The winners in International Adviser’s inaugural Best Practice Adviser Awards 2016 for the Singapore region were announced on Thursday afternoon at the Raffles City Convention Centre after the Future Advisory Forum Singapore.

Best Practice | 5 Oct 16

Two big providers have ripped the carpet from under a group of American investors in the UAE, says Vince Truong, partner at Dubai-headquartered financial planners Holborn Assets.

Best Practice | 4 Oct 16

The UK government’s plans to potentially scrap the current ‘advice safeguard’ on some overseas pension transfers has met with a mixed response from the financial services industry, with some experts welcoming the move while others believe it will put consumers at risk of being targeted by fraudsters.