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Hong Kong authorities raid company connected to Convoy
Hong Kong’s anti-graft body and market regulator have joined forces to raid the office of Town Health International Medical Group, a company that has strong ties to the embattled financial advisory firm Convoy Global.
Best Practice | news 14 Feb 18
7IM launches decumulation service for advisers
Seven Investment Management has launched a retirement planning service to help advisers in the UK look after clients at, and nearing, retirement.
Intrinsic ordered to pay compensation over Harlequin Sipp
The UK Financial Ombudsman Service has upheld a complaint against an Intrinsic financial adviser, who helped a client switch his personal pension to a self-invested personal pension (Sipp) to invest in Harlequin, a now-defunct unregulated investment scheme.
Offshore companies own a big chunk of UK real estate
Offshore finance centres are home to thousands of companies that own nearly 100,000 properties in England and Wales, with the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the crown dependencies leading the pack.
Best Practice | news 13 Feb 18
UK pension complaints to move under one roof
The Pensions Advisory Service’s dispute resolution function is moving to the Pension Ombudsman.