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Guernsey wealth manager swoops on $1.7bn in US assets
Guernsey-based European Wealth, an integrated wealth management group, is to acquire a US broker network with US$1.7bn (€1.44bn,£1.29bn) assets under management and re-brand itself.
Praxis buys Netherlands trust business
PraxisIFM, the Channel Islands-based trust, funds and corporate services firm, has bought the Netherlands’ Kompas International for an undisclosed sum, adding to an already extensive global footprint.
Best Practice | news 11 Oct 17
Benchmark sets ‘comfortable’ UK retirement goal
A series of national income targets could be used to help pension savers understand whether they are on track for a comfortable retirement, the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has proposed.
Middle East | news 11 Oct 17
Abu Dhabi opens the door to cryptocurrencies
Abu Dhabi’s financial regulator has set out its stall as a potential regulated market for crypto currencies and Initial Coin/Token Offerings (ICOs).
Hong Kong Best Practice Adviser Award winners revealed
The winners in Hong Kong for International Adviser’s Best Practice Adviser Awards 2017 series were revealed on 10 October at the Island Shangri La Hotel in Hong Kong.