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PEOPLE MOVES: Stephenson Harwood, Julius Baer, Intertrust
Stephenson Harwood appoints a new partner in Hong Kong, Julius Baer sees a senior exit in the Middle East and raids Barclays Wealth for UK expansion, Intertrust appoints Netherlands head and Brewin Dolphin appoints Axa’s Kellard as a non-exec director.
DeVere abandons part of South Africa court appeal
DeVere Investment has dropped two of the three points of appeal it lodged after losing a South Africa Labour Appeal Court ruling that it had to pay fired area manager Ross Pennell outstanding commission, notice, and an unpaid bonus.
Chinese regulator sanctions firms for dodgy insurance products
China’s insurance regulator has banned three life insurance firms from applying for permission to sell new products for six months, after it found they had been offering “problematic” policies.
Best Practice | news 21 Nov 17
Tough measures to tackle cold calling revealed
The government has revealed measures to ban pension cold calling as figures reveal that almost 11 million people, or one in six Brits, are cold-called about their pension each year.
Tax & Technical | news 20 Nov 17
Jersey and IoM join 19 jurisdictions rated ‘compliant’ by OECD
Jersey and the Isle of Man have topped the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s compliance table for the exchange of tax information.