Industry
Tax & Regulation | 18 Aug 17
Ex-IFA jailed for stealing £1m from client pension funds
A former UK adviser has been jailed for six years and banned from being a company director for eight after he was convicted of stealing £1m ($1.29m, €1.1m) of clients’ money via a self-invested personal pension scheme he invented.
MassMutual Asia sold to investor group for $1bn
A finance firm set up by Alibaba founder Jack Ma has led the acquisition of Hong Kong-based MassMutual Asia by a group of regionally based investors.
PEOPLE MOVES: Deutsche Bank, Liberty Sipp, Aegon
German behemoth Deutsche Bank has replaced its US chief Bill Woodley, while pension provider Liberty Sipp has a new finance and operations director, and life insurer Aegon UK a new head of marketing communications.
Aussie adviser banned and convicted of 97 counts of fraud
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) has permanently banned a former adviser who was found guilty of 97 counts of fraud and 10 counts of stealing and sentenced to six and a half years’ imprisonment.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Aug 17
Guernsey bans Sark couple from director roles for 15 years
A husband and wife from the Channel Island of Sark have each been banned from acting as company directors for 15 years after they were convicted and imprisoned for conducting regulated business without a licence and obstructing justice.