Companies
Where others fear to tread – fund manager profile with Jupiter
Jupiter Asset Management’s Ariel Bezalel is not afraid to take his Dynamic Bond and Strategic Bond funds into territories unfamiliar to most fixed income managers.
Australian regulator steps up financial advice probe
Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator said it is investigating multiple instances of financial services firms charging clients for advice where it was not provided.
Qatar licences first family office advisory firm
FACT Middle East, a specialist family office business, has been granted a licence by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) and is now fully operational in the Persian Gulf state.
Old Mutual boss to step down
Old Mutual’s Julian Roberts has stepped down from his role as chief executive after seven years and will be succeeded by Bruce Hemphill.
Manulife Asia ousts Aviva in 12bn DBS partnership
The Asian arm of Manulife has sealed a $1.2bn deal to sell its insurance products with Singapore bank, DBS, marking the end of the bank’s 14-year partnership with Aviva.