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Isle of Man joins Commonwealth body in strategic Brexit move
The Isle of Man, one of the UK’s crown dependencies, plans to strengthen its economic links with Commonwealth countries ahead of Brexit by becoming a strategic partner of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC).
Cazenove name is no more in Asia wealth manager rebrand
Cazenove Capital’s Asian wealth and private banking business is to be renamed Schroders Wealth Management.
Australia’s CommBank arms combine to launch Portfolio Service
Two units of Australia’s largest bank have teamed up to launch an online portal aimed at financial advisers servicing high net worth clients.
Bupa Global data theft puts half million clients at fraud risk
A rogue Bupa Global employee is suspected of stealing the personal details of more than half a million international healthcare customers and attempting to sell the information.
Middle East | news 29 Aug 17
UAE issues new tax law to implement 5% VAT
The government of the United Arab Emirates has issued a decree paving the way for its new value added tax (VAT) system to be implemented from 1 January 2018, which will cover the financial services sector.