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Retirement | news 3 Oct 16
Strabens Hall warns Rops fees outweigh benefits
Strabens Hall, the international IFA firm with offices in London and Hong Kong, has advised clients against using recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops), warning that the high charges incurred with using the product can often outweigh the tax advantages they offer.
Tax & Regulation | news 3 Oct 16
IoM issues second consultation on insurance amendment bill
The Isle of Man regulator has launched a second consultation on changes to the Insurance Act in response to the feedback during the initial consultation carried out at the end of 2015.
Best Practice | news 3 Oct 16
UK mulls scrapping advice rule for overseas pension transfers
The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering whether to scrap the ‘advice safeguard’ for expats, which requires individuals to consult an FCA-regulated adviser before they can transfer their defined benefit (DB) pension savings into an overseas pension scheme.
Schroders/Cazenove to acquire C. Hoare & Co’s WM arm
Schroders-owned Cazenove Capital Management is to acquire C. Hoare & Co’s wealth management business, with the deal set to complete in Q1 2017.
Henderson takes on Janus in $320bn merger
London-headquartered independent fund manager Henderson Group is to merge with US fund manager Janus Capital, creating a combined operation with $320bn (£248bn,€285bn) assets under management and a market capitalisation of approximately $6bn.