Europe
Isle of Man ready to fight UK Govt over public register
The Isle of Man was ready to “vigorously challenge” the UK Government if it imposed a public register of beneficial owners on the crown dependency, its chief minister Howard Quayle has revealed.
Columbia Threadneedle to move EU client assets ahead of Brexit
Columbia Threadneedle Investments will launch 13 Sicav versions of Oeics ahead of the UK’s exit from the European Union as the asset manager prepares to switch EU-based investors out of its UK-domiciled range into Luxembourg-domiciled alternatives.
Bond market sell-off likely later this year: Saxo Bank
The end of the QE-led economic cycle means investors may need a more diversified portfolio to ensure outperformance as we enter a period of greater uncertainty, analysts have claimed.
PEOPLE MOVES: OMW, Phoenix Group, AMP
Old Mutual Wealth appoints an industry veteran to its specialist pensions team, the Phoenix Group chairman announces his retirement and embattled AMP appoints an executive chairman.
Will public registers work without international consensus?
The UK has imposed public company registers on its overseas territories to create transparency and prevent “financial skulduggery”, but an international tax expert says, if people want privacy, they will just move to jurisdictions that still offers it.