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Pictet warns to steer clear of US equities
The expensive valuations of US equities have made Luca Paolini, Pictet Asset Management’s London-based chief strategist, urge investors to be very cautious.
St James’s Places launches int’l investment plan in Hong Kong
St James’s Place has launch the international investment plan (IIP), an investment-linked assurance scheme (ILAS), in Hong Kong.
North America | news 13 Mar 17
Harlequin Property creditors called to bankruptcy meeting
Creditors of stricken overseas investment scheme Harlequin Property SVG have been invited to a meeting on 31 March 2017 to vote on the appointment of a bankruptcy trustee and investigators.
Tax & Regulation | news 13 Mar 17
IHT receipts predicted to leap by £1.8bn in five years
Rising house and equities prices will push up receipts from UK inheritance tax by £1.8bn ($2.2bn, €2.1bn) over the next five years, according to the Office of Budget Responsibility.
Tax & Regulation | news 13 Mar 17
Guernsey regulator disqualifies adviser for ‘despicable’ fraud
A financial adviser who was jailed for three years after stealing £157,000 ($190,874, €178,836) from clients has been disqualified from acting as a director of any Guernsey company for 12 years.