AES International - Beware: They only hire failed advisors
- by Anonymous Dec 27, 2012
- Review #: 370884
AES International
126-128 New Kings Road
SW6 4LZ
London UK
44 (0) 20 3051 7999
| Company | AES International |
| Location | Dubai, Dubai |
| Category | Financial Scams and Schemes |
| Views | 200 |
Don't bother with AES as they promote the hiring of failed, fired and untrustworthy advisors from other companies as a recruitment strategy.Test the next one that calls you by asking how long they have worked in this industry?
Then ask how long they have been with AES. Chances are they have worked for more than 1 other company in their time. They will try and tell you it was career progression but know its poor performance and greed that makes an advisor jump ship.
By my reckoning these cavalier salesmen and women move from place to place miselling and trying to avoid commission clawbacks.
Sam Instone the CEO is clearly in favor of this strategy, it's been part of AES' recruitment plan for years. 2fd21e0
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The goat
Apr 30
Also, I am sure there are some decent advisors suckered into some of the largest groups. We can't prove that they do, and if they do...why not? Take the best staff and give them better if that is your belief, its a practice as old as the mountains.
You dont need an IFA qualification and be an IFA to know you need to stay waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay clear from people like "the beers" and some of the usual suspects. You would not need AES or any other IFA to tell you that. Just google and let the rest speaks for itself.
You can only push the "we're so big, that's why they attack us" BS...booohoo, and the other stuff the attribute to their exponential online attacks, which quite frankly is their own fault as with some others.
You reap what you sow man, what-ever deity you pray to...karma is a be-atch !
Clients are the ones affected and we should be heard !
These cooks that AES or this or that is same as The Beers?? There can be ONLY one, and they screw up in style. The bigger they come the harder they fall as they say.
The worm
May 01 from Zurich, Zurich
The above comment you made is 100% spot on but this will only be the case when there is total honesty and transparency in the offshore financial services industry. The point I was making is that there isnt, at least not from any of the so called major IFA's operating in this market.
The worm
Apr 30 from Zurich, Zurich
Agree
Apr 16
My advisor seems very happily associated, he actually makes a point of praising AES when-ever he can and I can see good reason why. So that also conflicts with your experience.
There are so many IFA's in that region...if your experience is that bad, what is keeping you from switching?
My advisor is very mobile, travels all over the world and we connect via SKYPE almost exclusively. I suppose you know that most of these blokes are self employed at the end of the day, so I think your situation seems pretty isolated bar the obvious competitor mudslingers posing out there.
All I know is I have been through a few IFA's and although we almost never connect fact to face, I have never had this kind of personalised service before. My experience with the London HQ has also been very good. Prompt replies, professional communications and information at all times with no exception thus far.
I don't particularly fly the flag for anyone usually, but because I get these notifications I kind of feel obliged to share my personal experience thus far.
Pity you can't use my guy !
aesareajoke
Apr 16 from Dubai, Dubai
Agree
Apr 11
I am a client as well, albeit only a short while, I am very happy as I have seen just about everyone else before... the One's and everyone else in the numeric system, The Beers (had to see for myself!) all the Global-whatevers, and Eye's and rest of the organ families and then some real gunslingers as well.
I have an online business and make is my business to research who I do business with. I am very happy with the service and advice thus far, very professional and the guy is not some drop out either, even produced a qualification as I'm not afraid to ask or swallow whatever is dished up.
The original comment smells a lot like "a-beer" gone off...and those in the know will know exactly what I'm talking about!
Ye ol google works great, once you filtered out the obvious posts by staff ragging their competitors. (haha, so obvious. It does not really work any more mr ex washing machine salesman- well most of whom I saw were something along those lines anyway- everybody has caught on to those signature style tactics)
Who cares about how BIG you are and how many offices you have? I do this exactly for the opposite reason, because I want SERVICE and quality advice. I don't WANT to be just another number in your BIIIIIG operation who is dodging bullets (for how many years now?) and where the love grows cold as soon as your clawback period is over. Yes, we all know about that.
Rich
Apr 11
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Houdini
Jan 17
Investors in people GOLD award, Virgin Sunday Time Fast Track 100 for 2011 and 2012 ....I mean, just GOOGLE and you'll see.
Advisors are very mobile, and with all the unregulated grey area cowboys around I think having an FSA regulated company around is darn good news if you ask me. If you're still with the same IFA you started with, then you're VERY special and you must have it really good.
I guess if goes without saying that the competition would post non factual, misrepresented nonsense like this.
Sis on you all ! Jealousy makes you nasty as the saying goes, and from I've read online...there is MUCH to be jealous about. 
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Jan 04
The Truth
Feb 19 from Dubai, Dubai
All in all i would give them 10/10. In my first year as a lump sum Investor with a cautious portfolio im up 6%. Anyone who knows anything about cautious portfolios knows that 6% is a very good return.
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