The Review

Global audit governance: how reliable are published accounts?

Phil Thornton explains how integrated reporting can help investors to hold companies to account

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Profile: Keeping the peace

Paul Schott Stevens, president and CEO of the Investment Company Institute, reflects on the many crises faced during his time working in the US financial services industry, and explains why an appropriate framework of regulation will be so important moving forward
by Rosalie Starling

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Ask the experts: Financial sanctions

Financial institutions have been forced in recent years to ‘de-risk’ when it comes to countries which are sanctioned or high-risk in other ways. Even if sanctions have been removed or restricted – as in the case of Iran – many are still unwilling to test the law. Senior adviser to the CISI, George Littlejohn MCSI, talks through the chief issues

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Change: Banks – regulatory developments June 2017

Nick Andrews, executive chairman and founder of corporate compliance and regulatory advisory firm MPAC, outlines key regulatory changes in the banking sector

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MiFID II: Are you prepared?

With MiFID II coming into effect in January 2018, Phil Thornton outlines the actions that firms must take to make sure they are compliant

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Word on the web: Makeover for DB pension transfer guidance

As the volume of defined benefit pension scheme transfers increases rapidly, the FCA has responded to industry calls to update the ineffective assumptions currently available to advisers
by Rosalie Starling

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Personality tests as a recruitment tool

Jacqueline Lockie CFP^TM Chartered FCSI, CISI deputy head of financial planning, talks about her experience with conflicting test results

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Magical night at the Birmingham annual dinner 2017

Magician Zamaan Ismail kept an audience of over 60 captivated at the event, held on 15 June 2017 at Hotel La Tour, Birmingham

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Investing in sport: opportunity or chance?

Are there opportunities for retail investors in the sports industry, or is it the realm of the super rich and the die-hard fan?
by Neil Fredrik Jensen

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Sir Steve Webb answers your pension questions

Sir Steve Webb, former pensions minister and currently director of policy at Royal London, visited the CISI offices to participate in a special live webcast where he answered members’ pension questions

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Word on the Web: Brussels and the City in euro-clearing battle

The European Commission has published draft laws to bring systemically important euro-clearing inside the eurozone. The City isn’t happy
by Eila Madden

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Global audit governance: how reliable are published accounts?

Phil Thornton explains how integrated reporting can help investors to hold companies to account

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50,000 take CISI IntegrityMatters test

The CISI's IntegrityMatters test, introduced in September 2008, has now been sat 50,000 times by candidates from the largest to the smallest UK and global financial services firms

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Word on the web: Lukewarm welcome for first cash LISA

Skipton Building Society has recently become the first provider to offer savers a cash LISA but commentators have raised concerns about the merits of the product in general
by Eila Madden

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How to build a training plan for advisers

Jacqueline Lockie CFP^TM Chartered FCSI, CISI deputy head of financial planning, outlines some considerations when developing staff training plans

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Profile: Keeping the peace

Paul Schott Stevens, president and CEO of the Investment Company Institute, reflects on the many crises faced during his time working in the US financial services industry, and explains why an appropriate framework of regulation will be so important moving forward
by Rosalie Starling

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Russian financial markets – a post-trade success story

Behind the headlines about Russia – sabre-rattling, expansionism, flawed economy, oligarchs and money laundering – lies an unsung professional community in the securities and investment industry, whose achievements other markets would do well to emulate

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The CISI Financial Planning Gala Awards 2017 is open for entries

The CISI’s Financial Planning Gala Awards will be held this year at the CISI Financial Planning Conference 2017 at Celtic Manor Resort, which runs 25–27 September

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Word on the web: Financial services sector slow to embrace AI

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence represents a key opportunity for the financial services sector, but brings with it a host of challenges
by Rosalie Starling

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WMA members vote for merger with APFA

The Wealth Management Association (WMA) and the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) become the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) on 1 June 2017

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Professional Refresher's 100th module

We recently launched our 100th Professional Refresher online learning module – on the subject of Long-Term Care

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