Industry
Robo-adviser launches in Switzerland
Digital wealth manager Scalable Capital has added to its UK, Germany and Austria offering by opening an office in Switzerland.
Convoy warns of dodgy shares
Embattled Convoy Global has warned investors against dealing with shares that it alleges were wrongly allotted to six individuals; including the company’s second largest shareholder, who recently failed to remove several executive directors in a thwarted boardroom takeover.
Ex-StanChart Private Bank head charged with bribery
A former private banking head at Standard Chartered Bank in China has been charged by Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) this week with accepting a bribe.
M&G begins Brexit-linked shift of funds to Luxembourg
Fund manager M&G Investments has begun to transfer the assets of four UK-domiciled open-ended funds with assets of around €10.5bn (£9.3bn) to equivalent funds on its Luxembourg platform.
FEIFA opens its doors to lawyers and tax experts
The Federation of European IFAs (Feifa) has launched an Associate Membership aimed at advisers’ allied professions.