singapore life insurance sales slow
Sales of insurance products in Singapore slowed to a year-on-year increase of 18% in the third quarter of 2011, after posting a 38% leap in the first half, the Life Insurance Association of Singapore has reported.
United Kingdom | 17 Nov 11
hmrc writes to 6000 hsbc geneva customers
HM Revenue & Customs has this week begun writing to 6,000 UK residents who hold or held accounts with HSBC in Geneva, Switzerland, inviting them to disclose any tax irregularities.
People Moves | 17 Nov 11
ici global appoints policy director
ICI Global has appointed Giles Swan as director of global funds policy.
People Moves | 17 Nov 11
kleinwort benson names wealth management head
Stephen Rothwell has been named as Kleinwort Bensons new head of wealth management taking over from interim head Guy McGlashan.
sanlam buys majority stake in Swiss tax firm
Sanlam Private Investments (SPI), part of South Africa-based Sanlam Group, has acquired a majority share in Summit Trust International a Swiss international fiduciary and tax services company.