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PEOPLE MOVES: StanChart, Columbia Threadneedle, Carrick Wealth
Standard Chartered names Singapore chief, Columbia Threadneedle veteran retires and Carrick Wealth promotes managing directors to head Africa business.
Suspension lifted at Holborn Assets
Dubai-headquartered Holborn Assets Insurance Brokers has resumed normal business after the Insurance Authority suspension of the company’s licence was lifted on Monday, sources have told International Adviser.
Commodities | news 10 Jul 18
UK political shake-up sees gold investments jump
The resignation of Brexit secretary David Davis followed swiftly by foreign secretary Boris Johnson saw a 237% jump in people purchasing physical gold on Monday compared with an average day, investment firm The Pure Gold Company has said.
Best Practice | news 10 Jul 18
Are advisers blindly buying into strategic bonds?
The return of inflows into sterling strategic bond funds has raised concerns advisers are blindly allocating money into the sector without understanding it is not just a one-stop shop for outsourcing fixed income asset allocation.
Three ways Singapore advisers need to build trust
Singapore’s regulator has called on advisers to build trust by empowering clients, raising conduct standards and enhancing oversight.