Old Mutual
Best Practice | 12 Jan 17
Key financial planning tips for international advisers in 2017
Opportunity knocks for financial advisers in 2017 as political, economic and regulatory turmoil leaves clients adrift in unknown territory and seeking advice, says Rachael Griffin, head of product law and financial planning at Old Mutual International.
OMI’s Dolan succeeds Bradshaw as global sales director
Brendan Dolan, a veteran of the Middle East and Africa life industry, is to take over the position vacated by Marcel Bradshaw as head of sales worldwide for Old Mutual International, part of Old Mutual Wealth.
Best Practice | 3 Jan 17
George Michael’s death and key IHT case raise issues for 2017
Celebrity deaths over the Christmas period and a pending supreme court decision on a key inheritance tax case all highlight the importance of using trusts for estate planning, a leading IHT expert has said.
Investment | 23 Dec 16
A ‘price haircut’ in prospect for funds in 2017
Prices on funds are predicted to fall during 2017, in the wake of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) investigation into quasi-active portfolios, says Danny Knight, director of multi-asset at Old Mutual International.
PEOPLE MOVES: Value Partners, Standard Life Inv., Nordea AM
Value Partners has poached the chief executive of Prudential’s Asian investment arm, Eastspring Investments. Standard Life Investment has named a head of investments, with Nordea Asset Management replacing its outgoing chief executive.