Best Practice | 15 May 17
Loyalty to colleagues greater than to firm, says ethical survey
Loyalty to colleagues rather than the firm takes the upper hand, according to a survey into ethical behaviour in the UK workplace released by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (Cisi).
Gibraltar firm fined and directors banned over pension schemes
A Gibraltar financial services firm with links to the Panama Papers has been fined and had two of its directors banned for providing trustee services to pension schemes despite having been denied permission to do so by the regulator.
SMP Partners buys Royal Bank of Canada offices in Caribbean
Isle of Man headquartered SMP Partners Group has acquired offices in the Cayman Islands and Barbados following completion of its purchase of Royal Bank of Canada’s trust, fund administration and custodian business in the Caribbean.
Ex-deVere South Africa manager wins court payout
A sacked area manager of deVere Investments South Africa who faced off against group chief executive Nigel Green in court has been awarded a ZAR3.7m (£217,380, $276,020, €252,420) payout.
Macro Views | 15 May 17
EdenTree’s Hepworth ‘going against the herd’ on value
The “Trump bump” may have slumped in 2017, but EdenTree Investment Management’s chief investment officer Robin Hepworth argues the value trade is for the long haul.