iShares European ETF first to top $20bn
Blackrock’s iShares Core S&P 500 Ucits ETF has become the first European ETF to top $20bn (£16.1bn, €18.9bn) in assets, coinciding with new highs in the S&P 500 index as the reflation trade continues.
Author: Kirsten Hastings
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Mixed responses to UK pension scam consultation
The UK government’s consultation on tackling pension scams received mixed responses, as it acknowledged that the pension freedoms may have contributed to the rise in scams.
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How strong ethics can help overcome distrust
With perception often speaking louder than truth, Simon Webley, research director for the Institute of Business Ethics, believes preservation of trust within a business, externally and internally, must be a top priority for management.
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Provisca brings UK standards to int’l pension transfers
International product distribution company Provisca has signed a partnership agreement to market and distribute The QROPS Bureau’s independent technical support, due diligence and compliance support service to advisers outside the UK.
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Panama Papers law firm bosses arrested and denied bail
The founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, have been arrested and are facing money laundering charges.
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Morgan Stanley pays $8m to settle ETF investment charges
Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $8m (£6.4m, €7.5m) and admit wrongdoing to settle charges that it did not ensure clients understood the risks associated with buying inverse exchange-traded funds (ETFs) the firm recommended.
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Ex-financial adviser given maximum 15-year bankruptcy order
A former financial adviser has been handed the maximum bankruptcy order of 15 years for acting in the management of a company while he was subject to a lengthy director’s ban.
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All Canadian schemes removed from HMRC Rops list
UK pension transfers to Canada have been effectively blocked after the three remaining Canadian recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) were removed from HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) list on Wednesday.
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UK taxman shutting down online Rops service
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will close its online service for managing recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) on 5 April 2017, as it is no longer collecting the information the taxman needs.
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Scam risk higher for small and overseas pension schemes
Overseas pensions and small self-administered schemes (Ssas) “present the greatest risk of being used as vehicles for scams”, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Guernsey Finance, Brooks Macdonald, C Hoare & Co
Guernsey Finance has appointed its first Hong Kong representative, while Brooks Macdonald has poached an investment manager from HSBC GAM. The acquisition of C Hoare & Co’s wealth management division will see two high profile people step down.
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HK regulator continues crackdown with ex-HSBC adviser ban
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded, banned or taken action against 13 companies and individuals since the start of 2017, most recently banning a former HSBC adviser from re-entering the financial services sector for life.