United Kingdom
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.
Tax & Technical | 17 Jul 18
Rich using life insurance to protect against inheritance tax
Life insurance can play a vital role helping wealthy international UK residential property owners protect themselves against future inheritance tax (IHT) bills, according to lawyers Howard Kennedy.
Best Practice | 17 Jul 18
Model portfolio risk labels ‘dangerously naive’
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has taken aim at risk-targeted model portfolios in its platforms study, which has sparked calls for platform providers to re-evaluate “subjective” branding and the amount of information they disclose.
Pacific Asset Management partners with UK advice firm
The asset management arm of Pacific Investments Group has entered into a strategic partnership with financial advice business Chartered Financial Management (CFM(UK)).