Charles Schwab targets Asian investors with Singapore office
US investment and financial planning firm Charles Schwab has opened an office in Singapore to provide local and Asian investors greater access to the US market.
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Huge commission gap between Middle East advisers and elsewhere
Nearly two thirds of financial advisers in the Middle East are still heavily reliant on upfront commissions in a much more pronounced way than other regions in the world, according to a poll in International Adviser’s regional digital editions.
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UAE advisers grow business despite ‘grim backdrop’
Half of the UAE’s financial advisers have grown their businesses over the last year despite having to operate in a tougher environment, according to the eighth and latest edition of consultancy Insight Discovery’s Middle East Investment Panorama report.
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AJ Bell’s Mike Morrison dies
Industry veteran Mike Morrison, head of platform technical at AJ Bell, has died at the age of 55.
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Financial centres slam Paradise Papers backlash
The UK’s crown dependencies and overseas territories have hit back at international media scrutiny and allegations that they facilitate tax avoidance and evasion following the leak of the Paradise Papers.
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Thai capital adequacy reforms welcomed by advisers
Moves by Thailand’s regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission to boost capital requirements have been welcomed by expat advisers.
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Prosecutions unlikely following Paradise Papers leak
Recent legislative changes to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion are not retroactive, so it is unlikely that there will be any prosecutions in the UK arising from the cyber attack on Bermuda-headquartered law firm Appleby, a partner at law firm Corker Binning has said.
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EU tax haven blacklist talks brought forward
A European Union blacklist of tax havens will move a step closer to reality on Tuesday when the member states’ finance ministers meet to discuss plans to tackle offshore tax avoidance.
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Offshore takes another hit with Paradise Papers leak
For the second time in 18 months, millions of documents have been illegally released from a law firm, shining a harsh spotlight on the use of offshore trusts and finance centres.
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Mourinho pays to settle Spanish tax fraud case
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he paid a fee to settle accusations of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities.
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STM CEO mulling ‘options’ over laundering arrest
Arrested STM chief Alan Kentish is ‘exploring various options’ to speed up his case with Gibraltar money laundering investigators.
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Goldman Sachs execs grilled in 1MDB probe
Singapore’s economic crime unit has interviewed current and former Goldman Sachs executives over their links to beleaguered sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), reports Bloomberg.