Industry
Bank of Singapore to open financial advice unit in Dubai
A subsidiary of one of Singapore’s largest banks, OCBC Bank, has confirmed it will offer financial advice to wealthy individuals in the Middle East when it opens a new office in Dubai next year.
Alternatives | 22 Nov 16
CoInvestor to UK chancellor: Leave pension freedoms alone
Ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, alternative assets platform CoInvestor has urged UK chancellor Philip Hammond not to backtrack on pensions freedoms.
Tax & Regulation | 22 Nov 16
Guernsey’s MTCL fined, directors banned
Guernsey based fund administration group Marlborough Trust Company Ltd (MTCL) has been fined and its directors banned as part of the ongoing fallout from the Arch Cru investment failure.
Best Practice | 22 Nov 16
Game-changing UAE insurance regulation: what does it mean?
Life and investment product providers, fund managers, and intermediaries need to swiftly absorb what the potentially game-changing regulation for the UAE’s life insurance industry means for their business and be ready to provide their feedback before the 30 November cut-off date, say Tom Bicknell, Wayne Jones, and Peter Hodgins of international law firm Clyde & Co.
PEOPLE MOVES: Julius Baer, US SEC, JP Morgan
Swiss private bank Julius Baer is reportedly hoovering up bankers from the defunct Singapore branch of BSI Bank. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced two more resignations, while JP Morgan Asset Management has created a chief executive and country head role in Australia.