singapore advisers slapped for compliance failures
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reprimanded two companies for failing to ensure their employees met the minimum exam requirements of the Financial Advisers Act.
Author: International Adviser
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step publishes five point plan to combat tax
A body representing tax practitioners around the world has drawn up a five point programme aimed at combating abusive tax avoidance.
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manulife launches eplatform for advisers
Canada-based life insurance company Manulife has launched an e-platform through its Hong Kong division offering advisers a range of financial planning tools as well as the ability to submit online applications for products.
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jersey decides not to proceed with qrops
Two years after Jersey took the decision to prepare legislation aimed at enabling island pension administrators to look after the transferred UK pensions of individuals who have moved to a third country, it has shelved the draft law it had been working on.
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australian trade body head highly confident
The head of a leading financial trade body in Australia has returned from a trip to the US highly confident that the North American government will exempt superannuation schemes from the controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
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blackrocks winship to take on global absolute
BlackRock has launched a global absolute return bond fund within its Luxembourg Sicav Range, to be managed by Ian Winship its head of sterling fundamental fixed income team.
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DIFC’s contribution to UAE GDP grows to 1.4% in 2011
The Dubai International Finance Centre grew by 7% last year, according to data released today, accounting for 1.4% of the United Arab Emirates total GDP.
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malta publishes tax guidelines for burgeoning
The Maltese Inland Revenue has published new guidelines for QROPS, clarifying the jurisdictions position in terms of its tax compliance.
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factd off with fatca
Like it or not, the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is happening and is just around the corner. Here Royal London 360°s technical marketing manager, Neil Chadwick, explains its impact.
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fatca watchers on red alert as compliance rules
Investment fund industry executives, bankers, trust administrators and other financial services industry experts with an interest in FATCA are on high alert, with the US Treasury Department reiterating yesterday that it intends to unveil a key set of details as to how financial institutions are to comply with the major piece of US anti-tax evasion…
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kalledey is new head of lloyds tsb pbs
Lloyds TSB Private Banking has named Jorge Kalledey to lead and expand the banks high net worth business in Latin America.
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the top ten priciest business addresses
Find out where in the world it will cost you the most for each square foot of office space.