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Profiles & Comment | profile 5 Mar 13

Malta has enjoyed a surge in popularity among financial services companies, in the wake of the financial crisis. Hedge funds, pension fund administrators and retiring Britons are relocating there, drawn by its agreeable climate and lifestyle, affordable costs, numerous DTAs, and regulatory infrastructure. Helen Burggraf reports.

Profiles & Comment | profile 6 Feb 13

In order to provide a really first rate service, it is crucial to make sure that your clients’ needs come before their wants. Prosperity CEO Andrew Cole discusses the philosophy behind his UAE-based advisory company and the need to be ruthless if you are to succeed

Profiles & Comment | profile 5 Feb 13

Anyone who doesn't yet know what the Brazilian flag looks like, or who Ronaldo “Ronaldinho” de Assis Moreira is, may before long, Helen Burggraf finds, as Brazil prepares to face the world’s media spotlight over the next few years.

Profiles & Comment | profile 16 Jan 13

Sam Instone is a former soldier turned IFA, who built his reputation offering advice in hostile regions where other advisers feared to tread. He describes his tactics for introducing positive change to the industry

Profiles & Comment | profile 16 Jan 13

A highly paid pool of expats, a hugely wealthy elite and a native population with money to spare all combine to make Saudi Arabia a tremendous prospect for financial advisers, but actually breaking into the market takes some doing.