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Singapore police and regulator team up to investigate IFAs
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) and the white-collar crime unit of the city-state’s police force are teaming up to investigate all capital markets and financial advisory offences.
Investment | news 13 Mar 18
VCT funding hits decade high
Venture Capital Trust (VCT) funding has reached its highest level in more than a decade with three weeks still to go before the end of the tax year, according to figures from Wealth Club.
Best Practice | news 13 Mar 18
Could Dodd’s marriage trigger an IHT review?
The marriage of late comedian Ken Dodd to his long-term partner, and the fact that HM Revenue & Customs lost out on nearly £3m ($4.2m, €3.4m) as a result, has prompted questions about the timing of financial planning, especially so-called “deathbed planning”.
Serious Fraud Office seeking funding increase
There could be big changes to the way in which the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is funded, following reports it is in talks with HM Treasury to increase its annual budget.
PEOPLE MOVES: Goldman Sachs, Momentum Pensions, Aegon
Goldman Sachs signals its next chief executive will be an electronic DJ, Momentum Pensions appoints a managing director of its UK arm and Aegon hires a head of investor relations.