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Best Practice | 13 Nov 17
Six fintech challenges facing financial advisers
How can financial advisers future proof their markets to evolve alongside fintech in preparation for a world where change is constant and digital comes first?
Qrops name dropped in Isle of Man rebrand
Isle of Man-based The Qrops Bureau has rebranded as QB Partners to reflect the broader scope of technical support it offers to financial advisers and product providers.
Fixed Income | 10 Nov 17
FCA orders £66m refund for collapsed Connaught investors
The UK financial watchdog has publicly censured Capita Financial Managers (CFM) and ordered it to pay up to £66m ($86.6m, €74.6m) to investors who suffered losses from investing in the firm’s now-liquidated Connaught Income Fund, Series 1.
‘Greying Singapore’ embracing life insurance
Singapore’s life insurers have reported a strong 2017 sales with three-quarters of Singaporeans now covered.
Jurisdictions face critical EU tax haven blacklist test
A ‘substance’ test that determines whether actual business activities of offshore structures take place in a jurisdiction could be the make or break factor for 53 countries facing the prospect of being added to an EU-wide tax haven blacklist.