Wells Fargo adds US small cap and equity Ucits to range
Wells Fargo Asset Management has launched two Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits funds: the Global Focused Equity and US Small Cap Value funds.
Author: Kirsten Hastings
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Guernsey’s MTCL fined, directors banned
Guernsey based fund administration group Marlborough Trust Company Ltd (MTCL) has been fined and its directors banned as part of the ongoing fallout from the Arch Cru investment failure.
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Game-changing UAE insurance regulation: what does it mean?
Life and investment product providers, fund managers, and intermediaries need to swiftly absorb what the potentially game-changing regulation for the UAE’s life insurance industry means for their business and be ready to provide their feedback before the 30 November cut-off date, say Tom Bicknell, Wayne Jones, and Peter Hodgins of international law firm Clyde &…
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Mirae launches first-sharia compliant fund
Mirae Asset Global Investments has launched a sharia-compliant version of its flagship Mirae Asia Sector Leader Equity fund.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Julius Baer, US SEC, JP Morgan
Swiss private bank Julius Baer is reportedly hoovering up bankers from the defunct Singapore branch of BSI Bank. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced two more resignations, while JP Morgan Asset Management has created a chief executive and country head role in Australia.
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Cold calling ban a golden opportunity but other dangers lurk
The government’s plans to crack down on pension cold calling have been hailed as a “golden opportunity” to correct the UK’s “disastrous” rules that are as much use as a “chocolate teapot”, says Angela Brooks of Pension Life.
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Trump must show backbone and repeal Fatca: deVere CEO
US president-elect Donald Trump must show some backbone and repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) as a priority, says deVere founder and chief executive Nigel Green.
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Mifid II time consuming and complex, say asset managers
Mifid II is a big concern for around three-quarters of global asset managers, who think regulators need to provide better guidance and tools to navigate the increasingly complex landscape, according to State Street Corporation.
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Asia a key market for UK insurance sector growth, says ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has identified eight countries as priority markets for the expansion of the UK’s insurance and long-term savings markets, all of which are located in Asia.
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Film scheme investors to be hit by big tax bill, says HMRC
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has told tax advisers that it will issue payment demands to investors in the Eclipse Film Partnership schemes at levels potentially 10 times higher than their original investment.
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China meltdown `very unlikely’: Lombard Odier
China’s debt-to-GDP increased to 250% in the first quarter this year from 154% in 2008. But Lombard Odier believes the picture is not as bad as it seems.
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Meet the Warringtons part 4: death, taxes, and inheritance
The fictional Warrington family is forced to deal with dividing the estate of patriarch Eric, inheritance tax, and an unexpected claim against the estate in the latest case study from Edward Stone, partner at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.