Industry

Best Practice | 14 Oct 16

Sales of personal pensions fell by 6.8% in the second quarter of this year as a leading tax expert urges the UK government to do more to get the country’s retirement savings “back on track”.

Companies | 14 Oct 16

Offshore law firm Collas Crill and British Virgin Islands firm Farara Kerins are to merge with effect from 1 January 2017, subject to regulatory approval.

Best Practice | 14 Oct 16

Financial advisers name the challenges facing the future of their businesses, from poor market performance and a challenging regulatory environment, according to a survey by Natixis Global Asset Management, which questioned 2,550 advisers across 15 countries.

Asia | 14 Oct 16

Representatives from Europe and Asia Pacific’s regulatory bodies met in Singapore on Friday to hold “in depth, closed-door” discussions on financial regulation and collaboration.

Retirement | 14 Oct 16

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has directed a “small number” of firms to review all of their non-advised annuity sales from July 2008.