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Ex-FCA chief McDermott to join Standard Chartered
The former head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Tracey McDermott is to join Standard Chartered in the latest high-profile hire for the bank.
Latin America | news 27 Jan 17
IRS trawls for US tax evaders in Panama firm probe
A federal court in the US state of Montana has authorised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a ‘John Doe’ summons in a bid to uncover details of US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts established by a Panama firm to evade paying tax.
US equity markets to ignore protectionist threat
If Donald Trump makes good on his proposal to impose tariffs on all imports from Mexico to fund the construction of a wall on the country’s border with the US, this will have a profound impact on the US economy and on the profitability of some US companies. Are markets right to ignore this threat for now?
EU concerned over IoM’s ‘limited’ beneficial ownership data
EU officials have raised concerns over the Isle of Man’s beneficial ownership rules, revealing that limited data on the ultimate owners of companies registered to the island could make the crown dependency “vulnerable” to money laundering.
Emerging Markets | news 27 Jan 17
EM bond funds to watch based on their AuM
There has been little movement in the top ranking global emerging markets bonds funds in terms of their assets under management in the past 12 months.