Commission

Best Practice | 6 Nov 17

Financial planning firm Abacus Financial Consultants has started disclosing commission on certain products, ahead of rules that the UAE regulators are expected to introduce to require advisers to do so.

Africa | 27 Oct 17

Upfront commission remains a burning issue in South Africa, as the nation’s financial advice sector awaits the regulator’s next move following the signing of the ‘Twin Peaks’ legislation into law.

Best Practice | 28 Sep 17

A hurricane of difficult regulation is to going hit the European financial advice industry, and for some companies and countries it is already too late, the audience of IFAs at International Adviser’s Future Advisory Forum Europe heard on Thursday.

Best Practice | 10 Aug 17

Half of UK clients would prefer to pay a fixed rate for a standard piece of advice work, such as setting up a pension, but almost a quarter want the return of traditional commission.

Best Practice | 7 Jun 17

Guardian Wealth Management has launched a new division to focus on client relationship culture after research found that most expats feel the ongoing service they receive from their IFA firms has declined or stopped altogether.