ANALYSIS: Is Barclays’ new platform the start of Fintech 2.0?
Barclays’ announcement on Monday that it has launched an execution-only platform should come as no surprise. But, it should serve as a reminder to wealth managers not to get too complacent.
Malta the ‘big winner’ of UK’s extensive Rops reforms
Malta will be the “main winner” of HM Revenue & Customs’ plan to change the ‘eligibility criteria’ for foreign pensions to qualify as recognised overseas pensions schemes (Rops), according to the director of European IFA firm Blevins Franks.
United Kingdom | 28 Nov 16
Ex-Providence director cleared of fondling waitress
Steve Dewsnip, one of the former directors of the collapsed Guernsey-based Providence Investments Funds, has been cleared sexually assaulting a waitress at Wembley Stadium.
Bank of Singapore buys Barclays wealth unit for 30% less
Bank of Singapore (BoS), a subsidiary of one of Singapore’s largest banks, has completed the acquisition of the wealth and investment management business of Barclays in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Best Practice | 28 Nov 16
Nearly 40% of Britons looking at a career in financial advice
Almost two fifths (38%) of British workers are interested in a career that enables them to give people advice on their investments and finances, according to new research by St. James’s Place Academy.