Analysis

Best Practice | analysis 27 Oct 17

Advisers in Europe need to embrace the hurricane of legislation that is about to hit them or risk “driving their business into a cul-de-sac with no reverse gear“, writes Chris Lean, a Czech-based chartered financial planner with Aisa International.

Africa | analysis 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.

Investment | analysis 27 Oct 17

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) is turning up the heat on asset managers, highlighting the impact of fund charges on returns in a fresh report. Fund fees wipe out an average 20% of gross returns, according to the regulator.

Europe | analysis 26 Oct 17

The European Central Bank (ECB) will cut the size of its monthly asset purchases in half from January next year, the bank’s president Mario Draghi announced on Thursday. Bond and equity markets, as well as the euro, hardly responded to the announcement.

Best Practice | analysis 26 Oct 17

There are some serious positives for savvy advisers with the long shadow of Brexit negotiations driving expats to seek professional advice in droves.