US asset manager sets up in Hong Kong
US-based AQR Capital Management is to open an office in Hong Kong to focus on sales and client servicing while evaluating China’s investor base.
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Old Mutual Int’l targets shunned US expats in Asia
The firm aims to distribute a US expatriate-focused “wrapped international pension” product through private banks and family offices.
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FCA ‘hampered’ HSBC money laundering prosecution, says report
UK chancellor George Osborne and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intervened in a US investigation that could have seen Europe’s largest lender, HSBC, prosecuted for money laundering, a new report claims.
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Legg Mason acquires 82% in US-based investment platform
Legg Mason has acquired an 82% stake in US-based online investment adviser Financial Guard for an undisclosed sum.
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Ex-Credit Suisse banker pleads guilty to aiding tax evasion
A former Credit Suisse banker, who has been on the run for five years, pleaded guilty in a US federal court on Wednesday to helping Americans evade paying tax.
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US SEC acts against adviser defrauding pro athletes
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said it has obtained a court order freezing the assets of an investment adviser charged with secretly siphoning millions of dollars from professional sports stars in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
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Investors take refuge in the dollar
European investors hoarded cash in May. As Brexit-induced uncertainty dominated markets, they poured a net €14bn (£10.8bn, $15.8bn) into USD money market funds, according to Lipper fund flows data.
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Potential pitfalls of the Lifetime Isa – Royal London
To be introduced in the UK in April 2017, the Lifetime Isa (Lisa) is intended to incentivise people to save for their first home, their retirement, or both. But research published by the independent Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), sponsored by Royal London, compares the tax-free savings scheme with its international counterparts and highlights some challenges…
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ANALYSIS: Bracing for peak Brexit
The vote on Brexit is now less than two weeks away and markets are increasingly feeling the ill effects of the uncertainty.
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Brexit shadow looms over Rathbones’ multi asset portfolios
Rathbones’ David Coombs worries about the silent Brexiters, reluctant to admit they’re in ‘camp leave’ in case they’re seen as little Englanders. And while he believes the UK will vote remain, he’s taking precautions.
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Newly-qualified advisers want to work in NYC, says deVere
New York has been named as the destination of choice for young financial advisers looking to start their careers, according to a poll of its own graduates by the deVere Group.
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BlackRock offers US mortgage backed securities bond ETF
BlackRock is launching Europe’s first exchange traded fund (ETF) investing in high quality US mortgage-backed securities.