another Swiss firm opens in bahrain
Geneva-headquartered Altaira Wealth Management has launched a Bahrain subsidiary, Altaira Middle East BSC.
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gaar advocates sticking to the straight and narrow
Plans to introduce a General Anti-Avoidance Rule should not worry IFAs using sensible tax mitigation measures says Standard Life Intls head of international technical insight Julie Hutchison.
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hsbc offers rmb bond fund to retail investors
HSBC Global Asset Management has opened up its RMB Bond Fund, a fund specialising in investment into offshore RMB-denominated fixed income securities, to retail investors in Hong Kong.
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E77000 returned to offshore boiler room victims
The UKs financial watchdog has obtained a court order against a firm that used offshore boiler rooms to sell its shares, in a move that will see at least 77,000 paid back to victims.
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overseas bank charges exorbitant says which
UK banks charge “exorbitant” fees for overseas transactions, often hiding the details on their websites and leaving them undisclosed on statements, according to new research.
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anz announces senior management changes
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, the third-largest bank in Australia with customers in Asia Pacific, Europe and America, has announced several senior management changes.
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first state rebrands gem equities team
First State Investments has renamed its Asia Pacific/global emerging market equities team, in an attempt to prevent confusion among clients with its new emerging market debt group.
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koster to step down at dfsa
Paul Koster will step down as chief executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority in September, after nearly four years in the role, the DFSA has announced.
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fatca a burden lifted
Despite revisions to the proposed FATCA rules, significant work lies ahead for firms who want to comply, write Nick Matthews and Matt Haddow of Kinetic Partners.
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specialist expat insurer expands into Abu Dhabi
International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell has expanded its health, life and income protection plans to Abu Dhabi under a new partnership.
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senior hires in jersey for active group
Channel Islands-based compliance and regulatory financial services support provider Active Group has announced two senior appointments at its Jersey office.
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further arrest in fsa insider dealing probe
The UK Financial Services Authority has announced the latest arrest in a long-running and complex insider dealing investigation.