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PEOPLE MOVES: Generali, HSBC Life, Lombard Odier
Generali Group parts ways with its chief insurance officer, HSBC Life appoints a new chief executive and Lombard Odier pulls its new head of family wealth services from UBP.
Ex-SJP adviser jailed for gambling away £850k of client money
An appointed representative of St James’s Place has been jailed for 40 months after being found guilty of stealing and losing £844,010 ($1.1m, €940,707) from eight clients over a period of three years.
Best Practice | news 20 Oct 17
HMRC sets out ‘opaque’ abusive tax scheme penalties
Advisers who enable abusive tax avoidance schemes face penalties that will take into account “relevant considerations”, draft guidance from HM Revenue & Customs revealed on Friday.
Emerging Markets | news 20 Oct 17
Franklin Templeton boosts LibertyShares ETF range
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched a smart beta emerging markets exchange traded fund, which aims to provide higher-risk adjusted returns and lower volatility than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Hong Kong advisers braced for more change
Two-thirds of advisers in Hong Kong believe the region’s newest regulatory body, the Insurance Authority, will have a moderate to considerable impact on their businesses, while all expect further regulatory changes to hit their businesses in the next year.