Industry
Montpelier shuts KL office, transfers clients to 360
Malaysian-based financial advisory firm Montpelier has closed its troubled Kuala Lumpur office, transferred all client business to Labuan-regulated Three Sixty Financial (360) and parted ways with two former directors, Stuart Williamson and Diane Docherty.
Standard Life buys Elevate, more UK disposals likely says Axa
Axa has agreed to sell its wrap platform business to Standard Life and has confirmed it is in talks to dispose of its remaining UK life and savings assets.
UBS wealth management sees strong inflows amid profits slump
Swiss bank UBS reported the strongest inflows to its wealth management division since 2008, although pre-tax profits were lower than analyst expectations and below last year.
Zero establishment fee on STM Group Qrops
STM Group has introduced a zero establishment fee for all new Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (Qrops) applications received before 31 October 2016, with immediate effect.
Retirement | 3 May 16
Australia makes large scale pension reforms on par with UK
The Australian government has announced wide-ranging pension reforms that are already being likened in scale to UK chancellor George Osborne’s radical pension freedom changes.