Industry

Retirement | 6 Oct 15

The new world of pension freedom and increased life expectancy requires financial advisers to adopt a different approach to dealing with clients approaching or in retirement, argues Nick Webb of JP Morgan Asset Management.

Technology | 6 Oct 15

According to the United Nations, 6 of the world’s 7 billion people had a mobile phone in 2013. To put this into some kind of context, only 4.5 billion had a toilet! Globally today there are now more mobile devices (phones and tablets) than people. Mobile phones are the fastest growing man-made phenomenon we’ve ever seen.

Africa | 6 Oct 15

Ahead of RDR implementation in South Africa, IFAs would do well to consider whether to stay independent and seek other sources of revenue, or pool together to minimise governance expenses, explains Derek Smorenburg, the man behind the South African Independent Financial Advisors Association (SAIFAA).

Products | 5 Oct 15

East Capital, a Swedish fund company specialising in emerging and frontier markets, said it won a landmark case in the Cayman Islands defending the rights of minority shareholders.

Tax & Regulation | 5 Oct 15

A tax avoidance scheme which exploited the UK’s double-taxation agreement with the Isle of Man has been defeated by HM Revenue & Customs.