Tax & Regulation | 23 Sep 13
raid on swiss accounts of brits a flop
A scheme to tax the secret Swiss bank accounts of UK taxpayers, first unveiled in 2011, has failed to bring in £2bn of the projected £3.2bn it was projected to raise, the Sunday Times has reported.
wells fargo continues drive into europe
Wells Fargo Asset Management is to distribute a range of funds in Norway for the first time as it continues its expansion into Europe.
Commodities | 23 Sep 13
Luxembourg investor launches three-in-one fund
Luxembourg-based specialist investment company, YAS Investment Management, has launched a three-pillared commodities-focused product that enables clients to divide their assets across a combination of physical, trading and arbitrage classes, within one fund.
schroder launches lux version of asian maximiser
Schroders has launched a Luxembourg version of its UK-domiciled Asian Dividend Maximiser fund.
old mutual beefs up asian op
Carol Wong has been named as Old Mutual Global Investors’ new head of distribution for Asia and is one of a trio of senior Hong Kong-based appointments aimed at expanding the asset manager’s and sister company Skandia International’s offshore businesses.