Regions
India the biggest concern for emerging markets, says Mobius
November’s surprise ban of large currency bills in India is one of the greatest single-country risks in emerging markets, Mark Mobius, executive chairman of the Templeton emerging markets group, told our sister publication Fund Selector Asia.
OMI’s Dolan succeeds Bradshaw as global sales director
Brendan Dolan, a veteran of the Middle East and Africa life industry, is to take over the position vacated by Marcel Bradshaw as head of sales worldwide for Old Mutual International, part of Old Mutual Wealth.
Best Practice | 10 Jan 17
Aviva to partner with LinkedIn in hunt for forgotten pensions
British insurer Aviva is in talks to team up with social media giant LinkedIn to create a scheme to track millions of forgotten pension pots.
MitonOptimal swoops on chartered adviser to boost int’l reach
MitonOptimal International, the Guernsey-headquartered investment management group, has merged with Isle of Man-based investment advisory business, Blythe Financial.
Tax & Regulation | 10 Jan 17
HMRC under fire for ‘unrealistic’ plans to shut 170 offices
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) could be forced to abandon plans to shut 170 local branches after the UK government’s spending watchdog accused the tax office of being “unrealistic” over its restructure plans.