UK government considers flat-rate pension tax
HM Treasury is investigating whether to introduce a flat rate of pension tax relief, in a bid to raise an extra £4bn (€4.5bn, $5.3bn) a year for the National Health Service (NHS).
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Old Mutual Global Investors unveils new name
In the next step in OMGI’s journey to becoming a standalone single-strategy business, the company announced on Friday that it is to be rebranded Merian Global Investors.
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The privacy risks of cross border investing
What can unite the UK and Russia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar and Pakistan and India? The answer, as all nerds know, is not football but tax, specifically the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), according to Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth partner Alex Ruffel and solicitor Luke Micallef-Trigona.
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Enough with the millennials already!
More confusing than US politics, Brexit and the global economy, millennials have been branded lazy, entitled and the generation that ruins everything. Yet unlocking the key to this enigmatic group is viewed as the holy grail for most companies.
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Credit Suisse Hong Kong to pay $77m for corrupt hiring scheme
Credit Suisse’s investment bank in Hong Kong will pay a total of $77m (£58.2m, €65.9m) to settle criminal and civil proceedings taken by the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its role in a corrupt hiring scheme.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Brewin Dolphin, Schroders, PIAS
Brewin reshuffles Edinburgh team, Schroders appoints from Blackrock and Singapore financial adviser PIAS hires chief executive from Prudential.
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Mis-sold Sipp complaint upheld in rare move
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has upheld a mis-selling complaint involving an unregulated introducer and self-invested personal pension (Sipp) provider Guinness Mahon.
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Generali to sell majority stake in German life company
Italy’s Generali Group has agreed to sell a majority stake in Generali Leben to a German life insurance portfolio management company, in a deal that values the business at around €1bn (£882m, $1.17bn).
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Canaccord responds to IA action over Holborn
In light of the regulatory action by the UAE Insurance Authority against Holborn Assets, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has told International Adviser that it is “keeping the matter under review and looks forward to the conclusion of the regulator’s findings”.
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Massive differences uncovered by robo adviser secret shoppers
European robo advice operators have been severely criticised in a report which found fees obscured as well as “inexplicable” portfolio and performance differences.
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Capacity issues loom as adviser client numbers soar
As UK advisers continue to experience increased demand for their services, capacity issues are hitting home for some, wrap platform Nucleus has warned.
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UK not banning unregulated Sipp investments
Despite admitting concerns about scams, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it is not currently considering barring unregulated or non-standard investments from inclusion in self-invested personal pensions (Sipp).