state street appoints head of emea etfs
Alexis Marinof has been appointed as inaugural head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at State Street Global Investors’ ETF platform SPDR as business in the area gains momentum.
Author: International Adviser
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lombard odier bolsters uk and nordics
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has made two appointments to expand its UK and Nordics sales capability.
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baker tilly questions hmrc tax gap hole
A tax specialist has uncovered a ‘big hole’ in HMRC’s tax gap figures, following the publication of data by The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) relating to the amount of money the Exchequer is losing to the UK’s shadow economy.
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uncertainty its the new black
Recent rhetoric by the UK on cutting ties with Europe is causing instability for British Crown Dependencies however, says Guardian WM’s David Howell, it is also pushing them towards greater transparency.
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devere claims most regulated broker title
The deVere Group, which claims to be the largest advisory company in the world, is now also laying claim to be the world’s most regulated brokerage, after the US federal regulator approved the organisation’s investment adviser licence.
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mirabaud poaches fandc high yield expert
Mirabaud has recruited Fatima Luis as a senior high-yield specialist in a move to further expand its asset management team.
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austrian am launches gbp share class
Raiffeisen Capital Management has launched sterling share classes for three of its emerging markets equities funds as it looks to expand its presence in the international market.
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morocco faces msci downgrade as uae
MSCI is preparing to announce the results of its annual classification review next week which will reveal whether the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will finally be upgraded to emerging market status.
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sesame could have presided keydata
The FCA has fined UK-based advisory network Sesame more than £6m for failings related to Keydata life settlements products and for systems and controls weaknesses which could have allowed similar mis-selling scandals to occur.
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irs targeted americans living overseas
A Geneva-based group representing Americans living abroad has taken advantage of a US congressional investigation into the Internal Revenue Service to explain how the IRS has taken to targeting Americans living overseas.
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canada life cuts onshore bond charge by half
Canada Life is reducing the establishment charge on its Flexible Investment Bond by 50% until September 6 this year.
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fca reveals details of Ucis marketing ban
Enterprise investment schemes, venture capital trusts and ETFs are among the fund structures exempt from the Financial Conduct Authority's ban on the marketing of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (Ucis) to retail investors, much to the relief of industry experts.