Regions
Axa Life Europe sold in €1.2bn deal
French insurance giant Axa is to sell its Dublin-based closed book life business to private equity firm Cinven in a deal worth €1.17bn (£1.1bn, $1.4bn).
Australian advisers told to get registered or face exams
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) has told financial advisers they must get registered under the country’s new professional standards reforms, or else they will have to sit an exam.
Tax & Technical | 1 Aug 18
Legal action to decide expats’ fundamental rights
The lawyer representing an Italian woman who has lodged a challenge to the handling of her data by tax authorities has spoken out about why he has taken the case.
UK taxman hands £29m back to pensioners
HM Revenue & Customs processed 14,477 tax repayment claims forms in the three months ending 30 June 2018, handing back just under £29m ($38m, €32.5m) to people who had accessed their pensions.
Asia fund flows boost SJP results
St James’s Place Asia boosted gross new funds by 51% in the first six months of 2018, helping to push group gross inflows to £7.9bn ($10.4bn, €8.9bn), an increase of 15% compared with the first half of 2017.