Industry

People Moves | 19 May 16

FPI has confirmed the departure of Singapore managing director Chris Gill and named his replacement. Zurich has made several senior changes of late, including handing the reins of its MEA Global Life business to Walter Jopp. Axa France’s chief executive and chairman is to depart, while Deutsche Bank’s co-chairman of the management board is to step down but will continue to support the bank in a different role.

Life | 19 May 16

Hansard International has launched a new campaign which highlights how the company is engaging with brokers and offering modern, practical solutions for them and their clients.

Best Practice | 19 May 16

The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane has said that financial advisers have “no clue” about pensions, while admitting that he himself cannot make the “remotest sense” of them.

Investment | 19 May 16

The mistake made most often by high net worth investors, prior to seeking financial advice, was failing to properly diversify their portfolios, according to an international poll by deVere Group.

Latin America | 18 May 16

In a bid to capture undeclared funds and assets from Argentines at home and overseas, Argentina’s national government has confirmed that it will offer a new tax amnesty this year.