People Moves | 3 May 12
signia tries for international expansion again
Signia Wealth has hired former Barclays Wealth market head Sonjoy Phukan to lead the international expansion of the firm just seven months after Shalini Khemka was appointed with the same responsibility.
North America | 3 May 12
ailo calls for improvements to fatca
The Association of International Life Offices has written to the US Treasury seeking improvements to its proposed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
Tax & Regulation | 3 May 12
brazil regulator acquits swim worldwide of licence
South America-based Swim Worldwide Financial has been cleared of breaking the terms of its licence, eight months after the Brazilian regulator put a block on it conducting certain investment activity.
United Kingdom | 3 May 12
london based brown shipley launches service
Private bank Brown Shipley has launched a South Asian service which aims to serve the needs of clients of South Asian origin based in the UK and overseas.
Retirement | 3 May 12
gapp considers formal complaint against hmrc
The chairman of the Guernsey Association of Pension Providers has confirmed the body may consider making a formal complaint against HM Revenue & Customs in response to its decision to de-list more than 300 of the jurisdiction’s QROP Schemes.