Industry
Axa Wealth sees offshore jump despite ‘unsettled’ 2015
Axa Wealth International saw its funds under management grow by 3% to reach £9.1bn over the first half of 2015, despite a changing distribution landscape creating “unsettled” conditions.
Prepare for blast-off: Life trends with Aegon Ireland
Barry Cudmore, managing director of guarantees specialist Aegon Ireland, is a driving force in the development of unit-linked solutions, and sees the recent UK pension changes as a game changer.
People Moves | 3 Aug 15
Singapore’s PIAS appoints chief distribution officer
Singapore-based Professional Investment Advisory Services (PIAS), which is majority owned by Aviva, has appointed Winson Yap to its newly-created role of chief distribution officer.
Tax & Regulation | 3 Aug 15
APFA says UK Gov’t needs to fix ‘unfair rules’ facing advisers
The UK Government needs to address “unfair rules” which mean advisers face uncapped liability until death, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) said in its response to the launch of a Financial Advice Market Review.
Retirement | 3 Aug 15
Most DB schemes to quote transfer value in pension statements
More than half of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes are planning to quote the transfer value of their members’ pensions on retirement statements, new research has revealed.