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Best Practice | 8 Nov 17
Huge commission gap between Middle East advisers and elsewhere
Nearly two thirds of financial advisers in the Middle East are still heavily reliant on upfront commissions in a much more pronounced way than other regions in the world, according to a poll in International Adviser’s regional digital editions.
Latest news | 8 Nov 17
UAE advisers grow business despite ‘grim backdrop’
Half of the UAE’s financial advisers have grown their businesses over the last year despite having to operate in a tougher environment, according to the eighth and latest edition of consultancy Insight Discovery’s Middle East Investment Panorama report.
AJ Bell’s Mike Morrison dies
Industry veteran Mike Morrison, head of platform technical at AJ Bell, has died at the age of 55.
Financial centres slam Paradise Papers backlash
The UK’s crown dependencies and overseas territories have hit back at international media scrutiny and allegations that they facilitate tax avoidance and evasion following the leak of the Paradise Papers.
Thai capital adequacy reforms welcomed by advisers
Moves by Thailand’s regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission to boost capital requirements have been welcomed by expat advisers.