Industry
Pacific Insurance unit buys stake in Chinese asset manager
China Pacific Insurance Co. (CPIC), the country’s third largest life insurer, has bought a 51% stake in Chinese fund management company GTJA Allianz Fund Management and will share ownership of the firm with Germany’s Allianz.
Best Practice | 1 May 17
Why disputes over wills are on the increase
It is difficult to open a newspaper these days without reading about disinherited relatives challenging the will of a loved one alongside reports of a rise in the number of diagnoses of dementia being made, says Gareth Ledsham, partner at law firm Russell-Cooke.
North America | 28 Apr 17
Five things you need to know about Trump’s tax plan
This week, US president Donald Trump unveiled what he called “the biggest tax cuts in history”. Here’s a look at some of the initial proposals to slash inheritance tax, top income brackets and tax for large corporations.
Tax & Regulation | 28 Apr 17
Pension trustees banned over £16m Fiji tree plantation scam
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in the UK has banned the trustees of a scheme that lost more than £15m ($19.3m, €17.7m) of member’s money after investing in overseas ventures that “bore the hallmarks of a scam”, including leases on a plantation in Fiji.
People Moves | 28 Apr 17
PEOPLE MOVES: Pictet, Intertrust Jersey, Nucleus
Pictet Asset Management makes two new hires, bolstering its Hong Kong multi-asset team and its UK distribution business while Intertrust Jersey announces a round of promotions. Nucleus appoints a technology stalwart to its board of directors as Sandaire poaches an ex-Tilney man.