United Kingdom | 29 Aug 12
standard life confirms restructure following
Standard Life has restructured its business, in the latest in a series of moves designed to shift the companys focus towards growth areas it has identified.
exclusive report singapore industry says
An ad-hoc alliance of about 15,000 financial advisers and managers in Singapore has formed to defend the commission model for remunerating providers of financial services and advice, a Singapore newspaper is reporting exclusively today.
Tax & Regulation | 28 Aug 12
rdr clean share class need hits x border
New rules that would oblige investment funds domiciled outside of the UK to provide clean share classes to the British market if they wish to continue to market there after January 2014 are attracting growing concern from cross-border asset managers.
expat britons in europe could get winter fuel cash
Expat and UK-based pensioners have been filling the comment sections of online news websites and pensioners groups over the last few days with impassioned arguments about whether the British Government is right to seek to block a new annual winter fuel payment to some 440,000 expat British pensioners.
Profiles & Comment | 28 Aug 12
weekly currency update we 24 august 2012
Sterling holds its ground, and could move higher against the dollar over the next few weeks, as the greenback’s ‘safe haven status’ continues to erode; the euro gains on Greek compromise hopes Moneycorp takes us through last weeks currency moves