Analysis
Investment | analysis 1 Apr 14
structured products come into their own
Penny Lamont, of UK-based Investment Design and Distribution, says structured products can play an important role in many a retirement portfolio.
Profiles & Comment | analysis 28 Mar 14
products or service what really matters
Given the near constant stream of new products, one would think that is what customers want. Not so says Peter Hobbs, former head of Generali International and a non-executive director at the deVere Group.
Profiles & Comment | analysis 24 Mar 14
The medium is the message growing assets online
London Capital's Paul Fletcher shows how developing an efficient and engaging online presence can be a major driving factor in creating new business.
Profiles & Comment | analysis 13 Mar 14
new asian investor wariness
Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Nisha Singh looks at the impact recent tax changes are beginning to have on Asian investors buying property in the UK.
Profiles & Comment | analysis 10 Mar 14
emerging market butterflies and regulation creep
Perhaps not the two most likely bedfellows to write about simultaneously, but the unfolding drama in the Ukraine and EU plans to set up a public register of trust beneficiaries are my top contenders for the most important international planning issues we should get our heads around in the coming months.