Europe
Spain upholds jail sentence against Lional Messi
Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld a 21-month jail term handed down last year to Barcelona football player Lionel Messi and his father, although the pair are unlikely to go to prison.
Nigel Green’s son to lead deVere expansion in Europe
International advisory firm deVere Group has unveiled a plan to expand its operations across western Europe and named James Green, son of founder Nigel Green, as its new regional boss.
ANALYSIS: Hard truths of a hard Brexit – you could foot the bill
Asset manager BlueBay has hit the headlines for shorting sterling on predictions of a likely ‘hard’ Brexit, but as an industry are we still burying our heads in the sand?
Feifa announces partnership with Quilter Cheviot
The Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers (Feifa) has announced a partnership with one of the UK’s largest discretionary investment management firms, Quilter Cheviot.
French authorities raid soccer stars’ homes in tax probe
The homes of Paris Saint-Germain players Angel Di Maria and Javier Pastore were searched on Tuesday morning by French anti-corruption officers, in the latest tax fraud probe to rock the football industry.