Tax & Regulation | 29 Sep 16
Former UK BlackRock fund manager charged with insider dealing
Mark Lyttleton, a former star manager of BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha, has been charged with three counts of insider dealing by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
People Moves | 29 Sep 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Old Mutual, Manulife, HSBC, Veritas AM
Old Mutual appoints a chairman to its board while Manulife makes a hire to its newly-created position of chief executive for client services for EMEA. HSBC has announced a raft of hires in Geneva, Zurich and Dubai while asset manager Veritas poaches its new head from UBS.
Tax & Regulation | 29 Sep 16
Pension tax relief and Isas are ‘never tax avoidance’
Paying into an Isa or getting pension tax relief can never be tax avoidance, according to Richard Murphy, an economist and long-standing active member of the Tax Justice Network.
Chinese insurers make beeline for UK and Europe
Large Chinese mainland insurance companies are on a mission to diversify their asset base and have the UK and Europe in their sights as they look to deploy their money around the world.
Fixed Income | 28 Sep 16
ANALYSIS: Why you should have stuck with gilts
While the popularity of different asset classes will ebb and flow, the one thing I have learned in my 11 years in financial journalism is that gilts are never a fashionable choice.
