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Best Practice | news 10 Jan 17
Aviva to partner with LinkedIn in hunt for forgotten pensions
British insurer Aviva is in talks to team up with social media giant LinkedIn to create a scheme to track millions of forgotten pension pots.
MitonOptimal swoops on chartered adviser to boost int’l reach
MitonOptimal International, the Guernsey-headquartered investment management group, has merged with Isle of Man-based investment advisory business, Blythe Financial.
Tax & Regulation | news 10 Jan 17
HMRC under fire for ‘unrealistic’ plans to shut 170 offices
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) could be forced to abandon plans to shut 170 local branches after the UK government’s spending watchdog accused the tax office of being “unrealistic” over its restructure plans.
PEOPLE MOVES: Deutsche Bank, RLAM, J. Safra Sarasin
After Deutsche Bank’s head of anti-financial crime stepped down just six months into the job, the German bank has named his replacement. RLAM has created a global equity team by poaching three staff from Waverton IM, while J. Safra Sarasin has a new managing director for client advisory in Hong Kong.
Phoenix cashes in £117m from Axa purchase
Closed book provider Phoenix has said integrating the recently-bought pensions and protection businesses from Axa has generated more than £117m (€135m, $143m) in cash.