United Kingdom
Zurich ramps up high net worth offering with UK acquisition
Zurich UK has agreed to acquire Oak Underwriting in a move that the company believes will transform the firm’s scale in the high net worth sector.
Best Practice | 28 Mar 18
AJ Bell to compensate Sipp client for ‘significant injustice’
The Pensions Ombudsman has ordered AJ Bell to compensate a client for lost interest and pay him £500 ($709, €570) for “significant non-financial injustice” after the investment platform failed to notify him the interest rate of his account would drop to 0%.
Best Practice | 28 Mar 18
One in eight retiring with no pension
Twelve percent of people retiring this year have made no provision for their retirement, with 10% either totally or somewhat reliant on the UK state pension, research from Prudential has found.
PEOPLE MOVES: Marlborough, CISI, State Street
Marlborough hires a head of business development from Brooks Macdonald, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment appoints a board chairman, while a former Blackrock employee joins State Street to head ETF model portfolios.
EU targets US for tax haven blacklist
A “fast-tracked” OECD review could decide if the European Union adds the United States to its blacklist for non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, according to media reports.