Italy urged to move to independent adviser certification
The country only has 6,000 qualified financial planners compared to 27,000 in Spain
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Generali unveils first asset management boutique in Italy
The group will also invest €1bn in the company’s first fund as ‘strategic capital’
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IFA network expands expat offering to Italy
It will offer financial advisory services to Brits in the Mediterranean country
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Mirabaud sets sights on Latin America
Elsewhere, LGT opens Thai office and Swiss asset manager to break into Italian retail sector
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Malta set for strongest EU growth
Italy and Germany face a much tougher road
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Italy lures retired foreigners with low tax regime
Spoiled for choice – Italian government offers prospective residents sun, good food and low taxes
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LGIM opens Italian retail office in Milan
Investors will have access to its range of investment solutions such as ETFs, Sicavs and Icav Ucits schemes.
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Is another European debt crisis around the corner?
Budget standoff between the European Union and Italy’s populist government has reignited eurozone debt concerns
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More Italian bond turmoil around corner, warn analysts
Italy’s government backtracked on spending plans after a negative reaction, but further EU clashes expected
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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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Italian fiscal policy could see more hawkish ECB
Italian expansionary fiscal policy is more likely to inform European Central Bank policy than political threats to financial stability, with some investors raising concerns the central bank could soon switch to a more hawkish tone.
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Europe bulls could eye UK on political shocks
UK equities could be a beneficiary of Spanish and Italian political turmoil, despite investors playing down existential risk to the European Union from the peripheral economies.