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Tax & Regulation | news 9 Nov 15
Footballers face £100m losses on film scheme investments
Two financial advisers are responsible for losing as many as 100 top footballers more than £100m from investing in film and property ventures.
People Moves | news 9 Nov 15
Sanlam Four takes on sales chief
London-based fund house Sanlam Four Investments UK, part-owned by the South Africa-headquartered Sanlam Group, has named Liz Adnitt as its new sales director.
Wells Fargo eyes acquisition of global fund groups
US based bank Wells Fargo is believed to be circling the City of London to bolster its fund management capabilities, according to reports.
Middle East | news 6 Nov 15
Oil price fall sees S&P cut ratings on main Saudi banks
The sharp fall in oil prices and the impact it will have on Saudi Arabia’s government finances led ratings agency Standard and Poor’s to cut its credit rankings for eight of the country’s major banks on Friday.
United Kingdom | news 6 Nov 15
Culling UK deed of variation ruling puts families ‘at risk’
Abolishing the UK’s deed of variation legislation as a means of tackling tax avoidance could risk causing distress to bereaved families, warned the Association of Taxation Technicians.