Industry

Middle East | 22 Dec 16

Those clients who benefit from having a financial adviser have better performing assets in their portfolios than those who go it alone, says John Astrup, savings and investment propositions manager, Zurich International Life, Middle East.

People Moves | 22 Dec 16

Cross-border pensions provider STM hires a key London & Colonial director to its board following its acquisition of the Sipp firm in September. EY reveals who will replace chief financial officer Mark Gregory when he retires next year as an ex- Personal Finance Society chief steps down from her role at the Lighthouse Group.

Asia | 22 Dec 16

Australia’s financial services regulator is taking legal action against one of the country’s biggest banks for giving financial advice that failed to put the “best interests” of its clients first.

Middle East | 22 Dec 16

There will be a massive impact on the financial services industry if the UAE Insurance Authority’s proposed clampdown on fees and commissions comes into effect in 2017, says Philip Cernik, chief marketing officer of Friends Provident International.

Life | 22 Dec 16

Lombard International Assurance welcomes the increasing complexity in providing cross-border planning solutions for high net-worth families as it is their bread and butter, and one of the reasons the company has grown so successfully over the years.