Industry
Value Partners implements UK GEM sales strategy
Hong Kong-based asset manager Value Partners Group is promoting its expertise in Asia in a bid to attract UK and European sales to its Global Emerging Markets (Gem) strategy.
Rich at risk after offshore law firm hacked
Just 18 months after the Panama Papers rocked the offshore world, a Bermuda-based offshore law firm has confirmed it was hacked in 2016, raising concerns that details of high net worth individuals and corporations could be at risk.
Best Practice | 25 Oct 17
Analysis: Regulatory confusion reigns in the UAE
IFAs in the UAE continue to play guessing games ahead of the Insurance Authority’s unveiling of plans for commissions caps, greater transparency in customer contracts and tighter rules on financial advice.
Retirement | 24 Oct 17
Drawdown sales hammer annuities
There has been a dramatic move away from annuities to income drawdown following the pension freedoms, data published by the Financial Conduct Authority shows.
PEOPLE MOVES: Wells Fargo, PwC, LJ Partnership
PwC appoints an asset management tax partner, Wells Fargo nabs staff from Schroders and BlackRock, while LJ Partnership names a managing director.