Global insurance group acquires Canadian investment firm
To bolster its wealth management offering in the country
To bolster its wealth management offering in the country
Review is assessing whether acquisition will result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition
‘We want to become the global platform for British people’, CEO tells IA exclusively
Deal is expected to be completed by the end of 2023
Business has just over $1.1bn in client assets
Acquirer believes the deal will bolster its global banking and wealth management offerings
To bolster its offering for the British expat community
But majority investor will remain biggest shareholder
Move deemed ‘disappointing’ and a ‘staggering betrayal’ by activists
Regime is leaving thousands of retired British expats under serious financial strain
As a way to clamp down on individuals using the country as a ‘place to passively store their wealth’
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