Companies
Pru Life UK inks Filipino bancassurance deal
Philippines-based Robinsons Bank will be able to offer Pru Life UK’s suite of life insurance products after the companies signed a strategic bancassurance partnership on Tuesday.
UK wealth giant rebrands and embraces independent advice
Six months after their £6bn merger, Ascot Lloyd Financial Services and Bellpenny have become a single, fully independent advisory company under the brand Ascot Lloyd.
Saudi expat tax rumours not true, confirms ministry
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Development has categorically denied a rumour that expat workers in the kingdom will be hit with a 10% tax on their monthly salaries.
RBC Wealth plots 2018 Jersey growth
RBC Wealth Management International’s fiduciary services division is planning to expand in 2018 through the deliberate and targeted recruitment of directors with specific books.
Mobius to retire from Franklin Templeton
Emerging markets pioneer Mark Mobius will be stepping down as executive chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group (TEMG) and formally retire from Franklin Templeton on 31 January.

