Pioneer CEO to leave as Amundi unveils new merged structure
Pioneer Investments’ group chief executive Giordano Lombardo is to depart after the completion of its acquisition by Amundi Asset Management on 3 July, as part of a raft of structural changes impacting more than 30 countries.
Tax & Regulation | 23 Jun 17
Regulation must be ‘appropriate,’ says advisory body chairman
The incoming chairman of a newly merged trade body for financial advisers in the UK has pledged to fight the industry’s corner in talks with the government and regulators.
PEOPLE MOVES: BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, Aviva
BlackRock has lost an ex-Barclays chief executive from its board after he was charged by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office. Deutsche Bank has ramped up its anti-financial crime divisionwith two senior hires, while Aviva has appointed its chief executive of international insurance to the company’s board.
Retirement | 23 Jun 17
Up to £50bn pulled from DB schemes in pension transfers
The amount of money being withdrawn through transfers from defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK has reached a record £50bn since the pension freedoms came into force, according to new figures released by professional service group Mercer.
Tax & Regulation | 23 Jun 17
UK IFA promoting Brazilian teak scheme enters liquidation
Total Wealth Solutions, which has links to the collapsed Brazilian teak forestry scheme Para Sky Plantation, has entered voluntary liquidation, just months after the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) upheld a complaint against the financial advice firm.