People Moves | 24 Sep 13
kames announces new chief executive
Kames Capital has appointed former Cofunds boss Martin Davis as chief executive.
hong kong managers in race to introduce
Hong Kong-based fund managers are “racing” to introduce Hong Kong-domiciled funds, ahead of plans for a “mutual recognition” programme that will enable them to be sold in mainland China, according to a report published today.
Middle East | 24 Sep 13
former private banker fined 20000 and banned
A former private banker has been fined AED73,000 ($20,000, £12,500) and banned from working in the Dubai International Finance Centre for six years.
one in twenty singaporeans will be a millionaire
Nearly one in 30 Singaporeans is a dollar millionaire a figure which is expected to rise to nearly one in 20 in five year’s time as the financial service sector grows and newly wealthy families from elsewhere in Asia flock to the island city state, according to a new report.
Tax & Technical | 23 Sep 13
the pain in spain comes mainly through
If a UK expat dies in Spain, their executors may find themselves embroiled in the Spanish inheritance tax system regardless of where the deceased paid his tax as Helen Rowett, a partner in the private client department of Lodders Solicitors, explains.