Life
Int’l Adviser life awards 2015 results
The International Adviser International Life Awards 2015 were announced on Thursday at London’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel during a dinner held after our flagship life industry conference, the Fund Links Forum.
FUND LINKS: Cost is ‘ridiculously important’ in global RDR push
Cost has become “ridiculously important” as more countries move towards an RDR model, argued BNP Paribas’s Julian Kramer during International Adviser’s Fund Links Forum on Thursday.
FUND LINKS: Global life firms should remodel to win in tough market
International life companies need to increase their offering and restructure their distribution models to fight against “unprecedented challenges” in the industry over the next three years, according to NMG’s Ashwin Field.
Tech support ‘lacking’ in Int’l life industry
IFAs, banks and clients have thrown down the gauntlet to international life companies to raise their technological game, according to a recent Friends Provident International survey.
Aegon looks to sell its UK annuity business
Dutch insurance giant Aegon is looking to sell its annuity business in the UK, following on from a move by the French insurer Axa to offload its British business, as international insurers react to the changing regulatory environment.