The Association of International Life Offices has written to two members of the European Parliament in a new salvo to get life products treated differently from investment funds, while also acknowledging that it faces an “uphill struggle” in getting this message across.
Canada Life last night launched a new Dublin based life company, designed to offer advisers an additional jurisdiction for their UK clients, at a celebratory dinner in the imposing High Commission of Canada building on the West side of London’s famous Trafalgar Square.
A new look International Adviser is due to start hitting desks next week, packed full with new features and in-depth news.
Lloyds TSB Private Banking has named Jon Farley as country head for Gibraltar.
Abu Dhabi may have a new financial centre to rival Dubai’s DIFC before the end of 2013, according to media reports.
The Cayman Islands premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has written to the UK prime minister David Cameron to offer to join the G5 countries’ pilot project on the automatic exchange of bank account information.
Duncan Lawrie Private Bank has named Gillian Ralston Jordan as the newly created head of its fiduciary services in the Isle of Man.
Standard Life’s chief financial officer Jackie Hunt has today resigned to join rival Prudential as CEO for its UK and European operations.
UK based Insight Investment Management is planning overseas expansion following its acquisition of currency risk manager Pareto Investment Management.
The Overseas Trust & Pension (OTAP) has launched a New Zealand pension offering both a QROPS and QNUPS solution within a single cost structure.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reprimanded a financial adviser who acted as a representative of the Credit Suisse AG branch in Singapore.
AIA’s Malaysia CEO and group chief distribution officer Bill Lisle says the company’s agency and partnership distribution platforms are a key driver of the company’s success as it capitalises on the region’s massive untapped growth opportunities
