Best Practice | 8 Jul 16
UK’s CII launches life and pensions exam for new starters
The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), a leading professional organisation for the insurance and financial services sector, has launched a new life and pensions qualification aimed at people starting out in the financial services industry.
Technology | 8 Jul 16
UK robo-advice financially unviable, warns investment firm SCM
UK robo-advisers are ‘wired’ to lose money and most will go bust before acquiring the sizeable assets under management needed to survive, a scathing new report has warned.
Matthews Asia plans mainland China office
The fast development of China’s financial industry and the firm’s increasing interest in A-shares calls for an on-the-ground presence that will initially be research-focused, said Frank Wheeler, global head of distribution.
Best Practice | 8 Jul 16
Alpine living and the success of Blackden Financial
Blackden Financial’s Christopher Marriot discusses the challenges posed by running a UK-style financial advice business in Switzerland, and the benefits of the expat life.
Best Practice | 7 Jul 16
UK adviser profit growth under threat
Despite 68% of UK financial advisers reporting more profitable operations this year compared with 2015, low growth in client funds is a potential threat to future profits.