Nick James leaves Generali International
Generali International’s sales manager for North Asia, Nick James, has left the company after spending more than a decade there.
Fees key to Asian fund sales
Retail investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea are most influenced by fund fees in their investment decisions, but Taiwan is different, according to a BNY study.
United Kingdom | 16 Jul 15
FSCS payouts jump by 35% as SIPP claims rise
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme paid out £327m in compensation to British consumers over 2014/15, a significant rise from the previous year after payments for SIPP-related claims made against financial advisers soared by 50%.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Jul 15
HMRC to step up sanctions against offshore tax evasion
HM Revenue and Customs has announced plans to toughen up penalties for offshore tax evasion, and is looking at a new corporate criminal offence for failure to prevent the facilitation of evasion.
Laser-focused on wealth management – Abberley
Charles Stanley’s recently approved strategy to focus with laser-like precision on wealth management is based on three things, says CEO Paul Abberley.