Retirement
Middle East | 27 Apr 17
Top challenges facing advisers in the UAE
Advisers working in the Middle East can no longer afford to be a “one-trick pony”, says Phil Story, SEO and head of distribution for EMEA at Investors Trust Assurance, as he urges them to focus on “holistic financial planning” to boost their income stream.
Qrops ‘fire sale’ averted as reforms survive Finance Bill cull
Reforms overhauling overseas pension transfers may have survived the UK government’s wide-ranging cull of the Finance Bill in a bid to avoid a “fire sale” of Qrops, according to Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.
Retirement | 26 Apr 17
Pension freedom withdrawals break through £10bn barrier
UK consumers withdrew £10.8bn ($13.8bn, €12.7bn) from their pensions during the first two years of the pension freedoms.
Middle East | 26 Apr 17
Zurich on how to become a millionaire by 65
Starting early with pension saving and using the benefits of compound interest is one of the best ways to ensure you become a millionaire by 65, says Amrita Sethi, head of marketing at Zurich International Life.
Retirement | 25 Apr 17
UK ombudsman blasts Sipp transfer into Ukrainian property fund
A UK investment firm provided a client with “unsuitable advice” after recommending he invest nearly £50,000 (€58,937, $63,995) of his savings in an unregulated Ukrainian property scheme that later ran into trouble.