Guardian Wealth Management

Friday, 27 May 2011

If you’re asking the question ‘is a QROPS right for me?’

Guardian Wealth Management’s financial advisors offer help and advice to expats and clients around the world. If you’re an expat and are considering whether a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) is a better investment choice for you than a UK pension, our leading experts can help you make the right decision.

If you are wondering what the benefits of a QROPS are in comparison with any potential pitfalls, Guardian Wealth Management can help you to answer the question: Is a QROPS right for me?

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Pension Choices – British Pensions and Pensions Abroad

Planning for your retirement is a vital wealth management matter, regardless of your age. The sooner you plan for the future, the brighter it will be, so it's a wise idea to look into the various types of British pensions available. You can also consider investing your pension abroad; QROPS can provide a potentially advantageous alternative to a British pension for expats who have chosen a new life overseas.

If you’re looking into British pensions or pensions abroad, make sure that you seek professional advice from reputable advisors with the approved qualifications, such as Guardian Wealth Management. An expert financial advisor will have the most up to date information on all types of pensions, whether British pensions or pensions abroad.

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Thursday, 19 May 2011

Wealth Management| Expat Finances | Guardian Wealth Management

Good wealth management and financial advice is always a vital part of your life planning, especially if you’re an expat. Unfortunately, with the pound in a weak position against its European neighbour, the euro, never has this been truer.

With the pound taking a hit in value amounting to a 20 percent decrease over the last 3 years or so, expats are finding that their wealth management strategies and financial plans need to be reviewed and revised. Guardian Wealth Management can help with all aspects of wealth management advice and are industry experts in Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS). If you’re an expat affected by the weak pound, a QROPS may be worth considering.

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Expats Return Rates Increase

With their experience of providing financial advice to expats across the world, Guardian Wealth Management recognises that the current problems with the weak pound are creating huge problems for expats’ financial security. With expat pensioners being affected by this and fewer work opportunities for expats in even the most popular destinations, it is predicted that we will see a large number of expats choosing to rethink their wealth management strategy and lifestyle and return to the UK.

There is already evidence to suggest that many expats are looking at alternative wealth management solutions to provide a more stable lifestyle, with increasingly larger amounts of money being repatriated into the UK. Recent years have already seen many expats return, seeking a more positive financial future than their foreign lifestyles can currently offer.

New Zealand QROPS will benefit if voluntary code of conduct goes ahead

New Zealand QROPS have been the subject of negative press, with some QROPS providers being accused of mis-selling and some financial advisers suspected of unscrupulous activity. Strategi, a compliance consultancy company based in New Zealand, are working alongside financial advisers to come up with a new, voluntary code of conduct.

The intention is that by introducing this code of conduct, New Zealand QROPS and financial advisers will be able to repair the damage done by the bad press and help to boost New Zealand QROPS’ reputation. Guardian Wealth Management are supporting this positive move and welcome any reforms which will help to elevate the professional standing of wealth management and financial advice providers.

Wealth Management| Financial Advisers Careers | Guardian Wealth Management

Guardian Wealth Management is still on the look-out for new financial advisers to join their team, in order to expand their service and meet demand for providing premium quality wealth management solutions. With offices throughout Europe and the Middle East, Guardian Wealth Management is looking for fully qualified financial advisers to operate from the UK and many more to fulfil roles across the world.

If you’re a financial advisers looking for new career opportunities, it’s well worth speaking to the Guardian Wealth Management Group about the vacancies and locations that they are looking to fill. Even if you’re not yet qualified to QFC level 4, Guardian Wealth Management are offering a coaching programme to help financial advisers make the grade.

Wealth Management and Financial Advice Services See Big Improvement

The Financial Ombudsman Service have released their 2010/2011 annual report and Guardian Wealth Management are delighted to see that the number of complaints made against wealth management and financial advisers has dropped again in the most recent financial year.

Priding ourselves on only offering honest and trustworthy financial advice, Guardian Wealth Management adhere to all regulations laid out by the relevant authorities in all of the countries from which we supply our wealth management services. This latest news from the Financial Ombudsman Service indicates that more and more financial advisers are choosing to work within the strict parameters set out by the regulatory authorities. This is great news overall for the financial services industry, as service users across the world can rest assured that there are more wealth management organisations providing quality financial advice that they can trust.