Tax & Regulation | 27 Sep 13

Jurisdictions across the world are inconsistently trying to reform banking structures in a bid to end the “too big to fail” issue, Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon has said.

North America | 27 Sep 13

A professional forum has been created for accountants, lawyers, wealth manager and others to have a social platform to deal with the unique issues faced by Americans who live in the UK.

Products | 27 Sep 13

The Supreme Court of Queensland has ordered the surrender of the passport of LM Investment Management founder Peter Drake, restrained his travel out of Australia and frozen his assets, as the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)’s investigation into the fund management firm continues.

Products | 26 Sep 13

Schroders is to launch an externally-managed fund this November which focusses on European corporate credits and financials.

United Kingdom | 26 Sep 13

Barclays is to reduce the number of markets in which it provides wealth management and investment services from around 200 to 70 by the end of 2016 in a bid to "reduce the complexity" in its business and stick with the markets that it claims still hold over 80% of the world's wealth.