North America
PEOPLE MOVES: Globaleye, Carrick, Fidelity
Globaleye’s head of business development resigns, Carrick appoints a strategic projects director to its board and Fidelity hires an ex-Pioneer man in the newly created role of global head of product.
US asset manager acquires Dutch ETF firm
Global asset manager VanEck is to acquire Netherlands-based Think ETF Asset Management, more than trebling the number of Ucits ETFs the New York firm has available in Europe from six to 20.
Ireland dubbed tax ‘black hole’ by EU commissioner
Ireland, along with several other EU countries, have been called tax policy ‘black holes’ by the EU commissioner, but he dismissed claims for their inclusion on the EU tax haven blacklist.
Make America indebted again
On the one-year anniversary of president Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration is more divided than ever with growing murmurs of a government shutdown. One thing the president seems to have unwavering support on is his tax bill, but with treasury yields rising should investors be more concerned?
DeVere expands into Latin America, opens Mexico City outpost
DeVere Group is to open an office in Mexico City, headed up by an ex-Guardian Wealth man, its first step in an ambitious plan to expand throughout Latin America.