Companies
PEOPLE MOVES: Woodbrook Group, Investec, Barings
Woodbrook appoints a former deVere senior partner, Appleby appoints across offshore jurisdictions and Investec boosts its multi-asset team.
Law firm adds insurance and private wealth service
Law firm Ogier has launched an insurance and private wealth service in Luxembourg.
Harwood WM makes second acquisition in a week
UK financial planning firm Harwood Wealth Management has made its third IFA acquisition of 2018 by acquiring Fund Management Limited for £1.13m ($1.5m, €1.2m).
UK law change to force transparency on overseas jurisdictions
Cross-party support is mounting in the UK for an anti-money laundering bill which could force the beneficial owners of companies based in the British overseas territories and Crown dependencies to be identified on a public register.
Markets hit Quilter assets in Q1 despite inflows
Quilter, formerly Old Mutual Wealth, said its assets under management and administration had fallen in the first quarter of 2018 despite net inflows increasing 14% compared to the same period last year.