Tag: Financial advisers
Morgan Stanley slapped with arbitration claim
North America | Regulations & Legal
04 Jun 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
A Finra arbitration claim has been filed against US financial institution Morgan Stanley after one of its agents made unsuitable investment recommendations to an inexperienced investor.
Buy-side view: Peru - new markets, new players
Latin America | Industry
26 Feb 2020 by Pablo Conde
Slowly but surely structured products continue to expand their footprint across markets and regions with a number of new advisors becoming advocates of these products as an alternative to existing investments and a way to get higher yields while protecting capital.
Strong 2019 returns confirm value of structured products once more (LFM)
Europe | Products
22 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde
Newcastle-based financial adviser and structured products advocate Lowes Financial Management has published its annual performance report, revealing yet another great year for the market in the UK.
SRP Europe Awards 2020: Best distributor UK
Europe | Conferences
14 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde
Investec’s ‘conservative approach’ pays off as it continues to dominate the UK structured retail products market. The UK bank has won the best distributor UK award which will be presented during the SRP Europe 2020 conference at the Hilton Tower Bridge Hotel in London on January 29.
Former SG head of UK IFA sales joins structured products boutique
Europe | People
22 Oct 2019 by SRP News
Hilbert Investment Solutions has appointed Zak de Mariveles (pictured), founder and chairman of the UK Structured Products Association (UK SPA) as a non-executive director.
UKSPA points at ‘advice gap’ in response to RDR consultation - Update
Europe | Regulations & Legal
07 Jun 2019 by Pablo Conde
The Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (Pimfa), the UK trade association for investment managers and financial advisers, has submitted their response to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) call for input for the evaluation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the Financial Advice Market Review (Famr).
Citi ordered to redress investors for mis-selling complex products
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
15 Apr 2019 by SRP News
The US bank has to report to the Australian regulator once the redress process is complete by September 2019
FVC: How structured products beat funds, bonds and cash
Europe | Products
15 Apr 2019 by Tim Mortimer - Future Value Consultants (FVC)
The UK research firm analysed products on its database that have matured over the last three years and compared them to some popular alternatives that financial advisers often recommend to their clients
SRP Awards 2019: Investec capitalises on intermediary market activity, eyes Ireland and the Nordics
Europe | Conferences
05 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde
Investec remains the dominant force in the UK structured retail products market with more than 40% market share across an estimated £630m in sales in 2018. Because of its remarkable degree of consistency the South African bank took SRP’s ‘Best Distributor, UK’ award which was presented at SRP Europe Conference 2019, held in London on February.
