Platforms face inflection point as competition cuts margins
The ongoing technological revolution has levelled the financial services playing field globally, argues Jaco van Tonder, head of advisory services at Investec Asset Management – and with that levelling comes both risk and opportunity.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Jul 16
New FCA chief unconvinced FAMR recommendations will work
UK Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Andrew Bailey has admitted to the government’s Treasury Select Committee that proposals made by the Financial Advice Market Review may not solve the advice gap, which was in part created by the Retail Distribution Review.
Best Practice | 20 Jul 16
South African regulator confirms RDR shelved until next year
South African regulator, the Financial Services Board (FSB), has confirmed that the first phase of the upcoming Retail Distribution Review (RDR), due to be implemented this month, has now been postponed until next year.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Jul 16
UK should apply brakes on further tax reform, OMW says
Old Mutual Wealth is calling on the UK government to halt any further plans for pension reform despite a recent survey by the life insurer suggesting that changes to tax relief would not discourage retirement saving.
Malaysian finance centre grows Asia Pacific footprint
The Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC) approved 16 new insurance and insurance-related licences in 2015 as it expanded its footprint in Asia Pacific.