AJ Bell CEO warns FCA’s pension transfer plans could create extra delays

The FCA's planned reforms to non-advised pension transfers will add barriers to the process which could create extra friction and delays, according to AJ Bell. CEO Michael Summersgill (pictured) ...

Gibraltar’s settlement is more than legal tidy-up – it’s a structural reset for cross-border advice

The European Commission’s publication of the draft legal framework governing Gibraltar’s post-Brexit position has been described in measured language; procedural, technical, long overdue. In practice, ...
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5 minutes with… Bob Pain

This video series sees International Adviser chat with both long-standing figures and newcomers to find out what motivated them to join financial services and, importantly, why they have chosen to ...
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Revealed: All the winners of the IA Best Practice Adviser Awards

Blacktower Financial Management, Carrick, Melbourne Capital, Partners Wealth Management and Skybound have emerged as multiple winners of the latest Best Practice Adviser Awards, with the latter firm ...

Amber River acquired by PE firm Stone Point Capital

UK financial advice consolidator Amber River has been bought by private equity firm Stone Point Capital, it announced today. The firms did not confirm a sale price, but Amber River has £13.6bn of ...

‘Investors moving away from US – but not towards the UK’

Capital is flowing out of the US, fund managers say, and some experts say many investors are rebalancing towards their home country instead. But according to Dan Kemp, CEO of Portfolio Thinking, the ...

Utmost appoints Italian branch manager for Luxembourg office

Utmost has appointed Nicoletta Basso as branch manager of the Italian branch of Utmost Luxembourg. Nicoletta brings over six years of experience at Utmost as tax and legal counsel – Italy, working ...

Interest in voluntary NI contributions rises ahead of expat rule changes

Interest in voluntary national insurance (NI) contributions in the UK is rising ahead of planned changes for expats announced in the Autumn Budget. Until now, retirees living abroad have been able to ...

8AM Global launches capital-protected model portfolio for advisers

AM Global has launched the UK's first capital-protected Model Portfolio for advisers, in partnership with structured product specialist IDAD, it said today. The firm has launched AQ Protected (AQP), a ...

Chesnara acquires Scottish Widows Europe for €110m

Life and pensions firm Chesnara has acquired Scottish Widows Europe, a Luxembourg-based closed life insurance business, from Lloyds Banking Group for €110m, it announced today. The acquisition adds ...

IA to celebrate 20 years with a series of bold new initiatives planned

International Adviser is this year celebrating 20 years of publishing in the international financial services world. From daily news to industry views, magazines, booklets, features, awards, events ...