Regions
China partnership a route to HNWI opportunity, says UBP
A partnership with an onshore bank is the preferred path for access to the mainland HNW base, according to Michael Blake, Union Bancaire Privee’s chief executive of Asia.
Retirement | 9 Sep 16
Five questions the UK’s autumn statement needs to answer
With a date of 23 November now set for chancellor Philip Hammond’s first autumn statement, AJ Bell senior analyst Tom Selby has outlined five questions Hammond needs to answer when he takes to the despatch box.
North America | 9 Sep 16
SEC fines two advice firms over client fee disclosure
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges against two investment advice firms after some clients were unaware that they were being charged more than the single fee they were paying for investment services.
Gibraltar Life Insurance adviser stole £1.4m from clients
A financial adviser for Japan-based Gibraltar Life Insurance has been accused of stealing around JPY190m (£1.4m, $1.9m, €1.7m) from 26 customers over a period of 10 years, the company said in a statement on its website.
Priips is a ‘monster with Hydra-like tendencies’, says Ailo
A ‘first’ for the EU Parliament ECON Committee took place on 1 September, says Ailo’s chief executive Alan Morgan-Moodie in an update on ‘what next for Priips?’.