Industry
Pension firm with 15 schemes shuttered by UK court
A group of 15 rip off pension schemes operated by a single company, which duped savers and allowed “unsavoury advisers” to pocket £4m in commissions, have been declared insolvent.
Bahrain follows UAE with long-term investor visas
Bahrain’s government has announced it is working on a law that will allow foreigners to obtain 10 year “self-sponsored” visas, in an attempt to boost the jurisdiction’s position as a foreign investment destination.
Hong Kong regulator fines wealth manager HK$5m
Wealth manager Noah Holdings was fined by Hong Kong’s regulator for failure to comply with several requirements, including know-your-client and due diligence matters.
UK regulator punishes advice firm for register failure
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken strong action against a financial advice firm by cancelling its permissions after it failed to submit its regulatory returns.
Amundi launches socially responsible ETF
Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi has launched a Ucits ETF designed to provide diversified US corporate bond exposure while applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) selection filters.