London-headquartered independent fund manager Henderson Group is to merge with US fund manager Janus Capital, creating a combined operation with $320bn (£248bn,€285bn) assets under management and a market capitalisation of approximately $6bn.
Provisca, the international distribution business launched in August, has named Richard Williams as its first regional director with a brief to spearhead business relationships in the retail and wholesale Middle East market sectors.
Mark Newsam, head of internationals at HSBC Global Asset Management, reveals the best international financial centre in the world according to the global bank’s latest worldwide survey.
How will new mutual fund regulation in the UAE impact on portfolio bonds and unit-linked funds?
Sweeping changes at FPI’s Asia operations sees the departure of long-standing Singapore sales director Toby Simpson, and interim appointments put in place after Hong Kong regional head Charles Barrows takes on a role to build Aviva’s Indonesia life business.
Most people have already accepted that a guaranteed income product for life does not exist, says Tom Hodgson, BlackRock’s strategic partnership director.
Paying into an Isa or getting pension tax relief can never be tax avoidance, according to Richard Murphy, an economist and long-standing active member of the Tax Justice Network.
In the second of a series of three independent reviews of international life products, Brian O’Neill, consultant at Isle of Man-based actuary and consultancy firm Boal & Co, puts the spotlight on Hansard’s regular premium product called Vantage Platinum II.
Deutsche Bank has confirmed that it is to sell its Abbey Life business to closed book life and pension provider Phoenix Life Holdings, for £935m (€1.08bn, $1.21bn).
How will international life companies retain and build on their market share of the financial services industry in the years ahead?
Donald Trump called tax avoidance “smart” during the first live US Presidential TV debate with rival Hillary Clinton in New York.
The winners in International Adviser’s inaugural Best Practice Adviser Awards 2016 for the Europe region were announced on Wednesday afternoon at London’s Waldorf Hilton Hotel, held directly after our Future Advisory Forum Europe.
