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Former French budget minister jailed for tax evasion
Jerome Cahuzac, a cosmetic surgeon and former French budget minister tasked with cracking down on tax evasion, has been jailed for three years after he was found guilty of tax fraud and money laundering.
AnaCap buys Barclays France, plans wealth manager launch
Barclays is to sell its French retail banking operations, life insurance business, and wealth and investment management operations to European financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners.
Harlequin Property wins $11.6m claim against former accountants
Harlequin Property SVG, the company behind the £400m ($509m, €454m) overseas property scheme facing ruin, has won a $11.6m claim against its former accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy.
PEOPLE MOVES: Generali, Ravenscroft, Old Mutual
Italian insurer Generali has appointed a country manager for Italy and named a group chief investment officer. Ravenscroft has a new group managing director, while Old Mutual Wealth is to bid farewell to a company veteran.
Singapore regulator considers ethics training for advisers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is looking to introduce an ethics module in exams taken by financial advisers and capital markets intermediaries, in the wake of the 1MDB scandal.