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Best Practice | 12 May 17
How to find a good financial adviser
It is vital to get any new relationship off on the right foot, especially when money is involved. Understanding the questions that prospective clients should be asking, can help advisers ensure they are the right person to meet that client’s needs.
Tax & Regulation | 12 May 17
Four arrested in connection with Guernsey’s Providence funds
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud as part of the ongoing investigation into the collapsed Guernsey-based Providence Investment Fund that saw some investors lose their life savings.
PEOPLE MOVES: Brewin Dolphin, 1825, Julius Baer International
Brewin Dolphin has named its new chief operating officer, while Standard Life’s 1825 has poached a regional managing director from St James’s Place. Julius Baer International has appointed a head of compliance for the UK and Ireland.
UK and Hong Kong regulators sign fintech agreement
The Financial Conduct Authority has entered into a co-operation agreement with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to support innovation in fintech.
People Moves | 12 May 17
Praemium’s ex-CEO triumphs as chairman and board are removed
Michael Ohanessian, the former chief executive of Praemium, has successfully ousted the company’s chairman and three directors who sacked him in February 2017.