Guernsey regulator issues warning on new Sark company registry
Guernsey’s financial regulator has issued a warning about an organisation on the nearby tiny Channel Island of Sark, where it has a website promoting a company registry there for the first time.
Chinese robo-advisers looking at data mining to stay ahead
Chinese robo-advisers are likely to use data to personalise their services, bringing clients closer to a private banking experience, according to Gregory Van Den Bergh of Chinese fintech developer Micai.
Best Practice | 18 May 17
UK advisers turning to law firms as IHT changes bite
Financial advisers expect a boom in demand for inheritance tax (IHT) advice and are looking to strengthen business partnerships with lawyers to help them cope.
United Kingdom | 18 May 17
UK PM May proposes £100k ‘death tax’ social care cap
British prime minister Theresa May has set out plans to significantly raise the threshold of personal assets at which people will be eligible for state help with residential care costs from £23,250 to £100,000 (€116,424, $129,396).
Pacific AM buys stake in emerging markets equities manager
Pacific Asset Management (PAM) has acquired a stake in London-based boutique investment manager North of South Capital, signalling a return to emerging markets for Pacific Investments Group co-founder John Beckwith following the sale of Thames River Capital, later Nevsky Capital, in 2010.