Standard Life has expanded its helpline service to offer advisers assistance on offshore investments from its Technical Team.
The offshore service forms part of techZone, the firm's technical support for advisers by phone and online. Ian Searle, business development manager at Standard Life, said offshore investment is becoming more popular with advisers and their clients. Standard Life has seen an increase in offshore bond sales of over 150% on the same period last year. "But feedback from advisers has told us that detailed help on offshore matters is not readily available, so we are pleased to offer more support to advisers in this complex area," he added. TechZone also includes technical support materia...
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