Fees

Africa | 16 Nov 16

The financial advisory space is undergoing an enormous amount of flux at the moment.

Africa | 26 Oct 16

“One of the biggest challenges I have faced as an adviser in South Africa in the past few years is generating a positive return for clients from international equities,” says Mark Jurgens, head of the Jurgens Group.

Retirement | 3 Oct 16

Strabens Hall, the international IFA firm with offices in London and Hong Kong, has advised clients against using recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops), warning that the high charges incurred with using the product can often outweigh the tax advantages they offer.

Middle East | 26 Sep 16

Life companies are calling for more clarity on how new laws covering mutual funds offered for sale within their products in the UAE will work in practice, while asset managers have begun the process of deciding which products to offer.

Best Practice | 21 Sep 16

Advisers are losing business because they are failing to provide clients with a good customer experience, not because other companies are beating them on price, according to Rod Bryson, principal – wealth, long-term savings and insurance at Capgemini Consulting.