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Best Practice | 6 Feb 17
Five DFMs band together to launch industry partnership
Five UK discretionary fund management (DFM) firms have formed the DFM Alliance, a partnership offering financial advisers a platform to improve client outcomes through information, education and collaboration.
DeVere Acuma admits not disclosing commission in S Africa
South African advisory firm deVere Acuma has confirmed that it did not disclose commission charges of nearly £65,000 ($81,114, €75,198) taken from a client’s portfolio over four years, reports local news feed Moneyweb.
Soaring expat demand drives growth and new hires at ITA
Rising demand from local and expat clients in Dubai coupled with improved IT systems are the driving force behind Investors Trust Assurance’s “phenomenal growth” in the region, according to Philip Story, the life company’s head of distribution for EMEA.
KPMG blasts Harlequin boss over investor pay-back plan
The independent trustee of Harlequin Property, the £400m ($509m, €454m) overseas property scheme facing ruin, has blasted the company’s chairman David Ames over how he intends to pay back stricken investors.
PEOPLE MOVES: Indosuez, Zedra, PraxisIFM
Indosuez Wealth Management has appointed a head of markets and investment solutions for Hong Kong, while Zedra has made three senior hires. PraxisIFM has created a group finance director role following the firm’s expansion in 2016.