Regulatory issues for advisers

There have been a number of reports recently which, while seeming to be unconnected, carry a common message. One such report concerns the British Chamber of Commerce in Thailand encouraging self-regulation of financial advisers. Back in the UK, coverage of the domestic regulatory change is ubiquitous as we approach the end of polarisation and in Hong Kong, a major international IFA firm has stated that it will compensate clients who were sold GOT and GDT hedge funds. Across the board, each of these individual reports has a common thread of ensuring clients are adequately protected in the...