Regions
Investment | 23 Nov 16
UK financial services to benefit from Middle East uncertainty
The UK is set to benefit from expats and investors in the Middle East moving their money out of the region amid rising concerns of Saudi Arabian political and economic instability and growing fundamentalism in surrounding states, says Nick Rucker, partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.
Alternatives | 22 Nov 16
CoInvestor to UK chancellor: Leave pension freedoms alone
Ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, alternative assets platform CoInvestor has urged UK chancellor Philip Hammond not to backtrack on pensions freedoms.
Best Practice | 22 Nov 16
Old Mutual Wealth and CII launch adviser academy
Old Mutual Wealth has partnered with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to launch an Investment Academy, designed to help advisers meet new CII criteria.
Wells Fargo adds US small cap and equity Ucits to range
Wells Fargo Asset Management has launched two Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits funds: the Global Focused Equity and US Small Cap Value funds.
Tax & Regulation | 22 Nov 16
Guernsey’s MTCL fined, directors banned
Guernsey based fund administration group Marlborough Trust Company Ltd (MTCL) has been fined and its directors banned as part of the ongoing fallout from the Arch Cru investment failure.