Regions
UAE advisers may be next for a cold-calling ban
Financial advisers in the Emirates could be caught in a ban on telesales, if a ruling by the country’s property regulator is copied for financial services.
Hong Kong set for Academy of Finance
Hong Kong’s finance sector is about to get a lot more academic after plans to set up an academy were boosted by the special administrative region’s monetary authority.
Cold-calling pension company vanishes with millions
An abusive UK pension company that pumped millions into notorious ‘storage’ investments has been shut down by the High Court.
Retirement | 17 Jul 18
Pension freedoms pioneering spirit is at risk
With what clients think is fair to pay firmly at odds with the risks IFAs now associate with advising on pension transfers, have the pensions freedoms lost their way?
PEOPLE MOVES: Holborn, Carrick Wealth, Vanguard
Holborn Assets Hong Kong names its chief executive, Carrick Wealth appoints an acquisitions director who comes by way of the UK, Singapore and Dubai, while Vanguard bolsters its ETF Capital Markets team in Europe.