Panama Papers take down law firm Mossack Fonseca
The law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, which saw millions of its private client files leaked to the media, has announced it is closing.
Author: Tom Carnegie
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EU reveals how jurisdictions dodged tax haven blacklist
Letters have been released that show the raft of promises several jurisdictions made to avoid being included on the EU’s tax haven blacklist for non-cooperative jurisdictions.
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Singapore clamps down on adviser recruitment incentives
In an attempt to curb mis-selling and adviser mass-migration, guidelines on the use of sign-on incentives in the recruitment of financial advisers have been rolled out by the Life Insurance Association of Singapore (LIA).
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Singapore police and regulator team up to investigate IFAs
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) and the white-collar crime unit of the city-state’s police force are teaming up to investigate all capital markets and financial advisory offences.
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Serious Fraud Office seeking funding increase
There could be big changes to the way in which the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is funded, following reports it is in talks with HM Treasury to increase its annual budget.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Goldman Sachs, Momentum Pensions, Aegon
Goldman Sachs signals its next chief executive will be an electronic DJ, Momentum Pensions appoints a managing director of its UK arm and Aegon hires a head of investor relations.
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Asset management chiefs share six industry concerns for 2018
The asset and wealth management industry is about to usher in a period of disruption, with cyber security threats a big concern, chief executives across the sector have warned.
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Chinese life insurance slump hits Hong Kong
Life and annuity revenue premium rose over 10%, year-on-year, during 2017 despite the flow of money from mainland China levelling off, figures from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority reveal.
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DeVere chief: ‘STM was the best of a bad bunch’
DeVere founder and chief executive Nigel Green said he bought a 24% stake in financial services group STM after struggling to find a good European provider to invest in, referring to the company as the “best of a bad bunch”.
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FCA: Regulations ‘only go so far’ in changing culture
Regulation is only “one piece of the puzzle” in addressing financial services culture, according to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has released a paper it hopes will create debate and promote a positive change in the industry.
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Hong Kong’s ‘Toy King’ billionaire sues Convoy director
A Hong Kong billionaire has launched a HK$309m (£28.4m, $39.4m, €31.8m) lawsuit against his business partner and former Convoy director Roy Cho Kawi-chee, who has not been seen since November.
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EU adding two Commonwealth, one US territory to tax blacklist
EU officials are set to add the Bahamas, St Kitts and Nevis and the US Virgin Islands to its tax haven blacklist, taking the total number of jurisdictions on the list to nine.