United Kingdom
Tax & Regulation | 7 Mar 18
Disgraced adviser admits perverting course of justice
A financial adviser who funded a lavish lifestyle from investments in an unauthorised collective investment scheme has admitted perverting the course of justice.
EU tax haven blacklist to dwindle to six
EU finance ministers are expected to remove three more jurisdictions from the EU tax haven blacklist, meaning it has shrunk from 17 to just six since its inception in December.
Fixed Income | 7 Mar 18
EEA investors to take 36% hit
Investors with run-off shares in the ill-fated EEA Life Settlements fund are projected to lose more than a third of the value of their investment by the time all shares are redeemed, the coordinator of the EEA Investors’ Group told International Adviser.
Best Practice | 7 Mar 18
Globaleye partners with London Stock Exchange in Middle East
Independent advisory firm Globaleye has partnered with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Academy to provide financial training in the UAE and wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
PEOPLE MOVES: SJP, Guernsey Finance, Pensionhelp
St James’s Place hires a partner from Odyssey Asset Management, Guernsey Finance appoints a permanent representative in Hong Kong and Pensionhelp snares an ex-Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) heavyweight.