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Best Practice | 26 Oct 17
Analysis: Advisers can benefit from Brexit
There are some serious positives for savvy advisers with the long shadow of Brexit negotiations driving expats to seek professional advice in droves.
Commodities | 26 Oct 17
Luxembourg commodity finance Sicav suspended
A second Luxembourg-regulated, commodity finance-related fund has halted operations this year after the directors of the Blackstar Commodities Fund suspended redemptions and the conversion of shares in its Sicav.
Vanguard ventures into Germany, adds Euro Stoxx ETF
Vanguard has expanded into Germany by listing its range of equity and fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the German stock exchange and also introduced a Euro Stoxx 50 Ucits ETF.
Swiss spat with Saudi and NZ the tip of the CRS iceberg
The lower house of the Swiss parliament has rejected automatic exchange of information (AEOI) agreements with New Zealand and Saudi Arabia but has given the green light to ratify deals with 39 other nations.
Trust acquisition adds Asia presence to $95bn offshore specialist
Bermuda-based Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son will establish an Asia presence following its acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s Global Trust Solutions (GTS) business.

