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Best Practice | 31 May 17
How the UK election could impact pensions
What looked like a sure thing when UK prime minister Theresa May called the snap election back in mid-April has turned somewhat muddy. Aegon pensions director Steven Cameron has taken a look at what the parties’ manifestos mean for pensions.
Returning expat pensioners to cost UK £1bn post-Brexit
Tens of thousands of expat pensioners across the EU may return to the UK if the country fails to secure reciprocal healthcare rights after Brexit, with the cost of treating them on the NHS likely to double, warns a report by health charity the Nuffield Trust.
Menon reappointed MD of Singapore’s financial regulator
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has reappointed Ravi Menon as managing director for a further two years, effective from 1 June 2017.
Indonesia’s life premiums jump 28% in Q1
Premiums in the Indonesian life industry soared by 28% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2016, according to latest data released from the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
Tax & Regulation | 30 May 17
Fraudster fined just £1 in £5m UK landbank scam
A scammer involved in one of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) biggest investigations into unauthorised investment schemes is to pay just £1 ($1.28, €1.15) in compensation to victims who were duped into investing more than £5m in three landbank companies.