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Resurgent Brooks Macdonald Int’l boosts group results
Double-digit revenue growth by Brooks Macdonald International (BMI) helped drive the specialist discretionary fund management group’s total revenue up 17% to £45.3m ($55.1m, €51.8m) during the six months to 31 December 2016.
Tax & Regulation | news 15 Mar 17
Fresh HMRC attack on tax evasion should ‘start with amnesty’
HM Revenue & Customs must issue one final amnesty for tax evaders to come clean about their financial affairs as part of a “concerted attack”, a leading tax firm expert has said.
Asset management sector review dwarfs RDR, says Nucleus CEO
The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s report into the asset management sector is “way bigger” than the retail distribution review (RDR), with fund managers expected to “bear the sharp end of the pressure on fees”, says David Ferguson, chief executive of wrap platform Nucleus.
Macro Views | news 14 Mar 17
How low can sterling go?
Sterling hit an eight-week low on Tuesday morning in reaction to parliament’s approval of the Article 50 bill – but with at least two years of negotiations ahead, could the currency fall even further?
Guernsey secures MoUs with all Chinese finance regulators
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has secured memoranda of understanding with all of China’s financial services regulators after signing an agreement with the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) on Tuesday.