Features

Macro Views | features 25 Nov 15

While the Paris Climate Summit is kicking off in less than a week, questions remain about what impact it will actually have on investor sentiment.

Life | features 24 Nov 15

At Friends Provident International (FPI) we understand the many issues faced by our business partners today.

Global Equities Hub | features 19 Nov 15

Kevin Troup, Global Equity Income Fund manager, along with colleagues from the regional equity teams subsequently had a number of conversations with competitors, peers and suppliers from the US to Japan, to better understand what the rest of the market did not.

Tax & Technical | features 19 Nov 15

Darion Pohl, chief executive of Prism Xpat provides an expert view on the factors an adviser needs to take into account when considering a defined-benefit pension transfer to a recognised overseas pension scheme for a UK retiree planning to retire overseas.

Technology | features 18 Nov 15

Last month I wrote about the challenges facing the international life insurance industry as it tries to embrace the digital world. I referred to the findings of a comprehensive research study carried out across Asia and the Middle East by Friends Provident International, part of the Aviva Group, which showed that customers and advisers expect more of the industry. This month the focus shifts to the response of Friends Provident International and Aviva; in short, what are we doing to react to these findings?