The growth of the internet is raising some interesting challenges for old and new media players alike, as traditional ways of doing business may not adapt to an online world.
Increasingly clients will research products and ideas online before speaking to their adviser.
This makes it imperative for …
Over the next few years, an increasing number of UK pension scheme members are likely to find their funds invested in diversified growth funds.
These funds, which hold alternative assets such as commodities, property, funds of hedge funds and active currency, as well as equities and fixed income …
Two out of three people looking for financial advice believe large dealer groups provide a comforting layer of security, while three out of five believe big advisory groups help planners provide better advice.
However initial findings from an extensive shadow shopping exercise reveal in one out of six instances …
Workloads for some financial advisers are improving after a mad first three quarters of the year with paperwork, time management issues and limited client-facing time no longer an issue for a lucky group of planners.
However compliance remains a thorn in the side of planner businesses as is still the leading encumbrance …
Another major Chinese bank appears to be circumventing Government attempts of reducing speculation in the property market by adopting a relaxed interpretation of a recent directive.
Bank of Communications has joined ICBC and China Merchants Bank in relation to a new law that requires more stringent financials for those …
burningpants published an article several months ago looking at the concept of economic utility or the fact luxury goods exist in almost every industry except financial services.
The idea went something like this: when this burningpants’ scribe was a kid in 1974 the most expensive bike in Stan Steen’s …
