international sales rise at friends life
Friends Life reported an 11% rise in international sales volumes for the first nine months of the year, driven primarily by its Asian business.
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dubai investor fined 9 6m by fsa
The UKs City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, has fined a private Dubai-based investor $9.6m, the largest fine ever imposed on an individual.
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martin wheatley elected to esma management board
The European Securities and Markets Authority has elected Martin Wheatley, a senior figure at the UKs Financial Services Authority, to its management board.
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lloyds tsb private banking opens
The Geneva operation of Lloyds TSB Private Banking is set to consolidate its support functions and a part of its international executive team in Eysins, in the district of Nyon, Canton Vaud, outside Geneva.
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global index intl set for expansion into africa
Global Index International is expanding into Africa, and has agreed an exclusive deal with Global Benefits Europe to distribute its products in Nigeria and Angola.
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credit suisse provides client names to irs
Swiss bank Credit Suisse has confirmed it has informed some of its American clients with offshore private banking accounts that their names will be handed to the US tax authorities.
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coutts fined by fsa over aig product sales
Coutts & Co has been fined by the Financial Services Authority over products it sold linked to AIG.
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changing clients perception of wealth management
Christopher Shaw, group head of wealth planning at SG Hambros, looks at ways wealth managers could work more closely with lawyers and accountants.
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dexia am appoints manager for iberian peninsula
Dexia Asset Management has appointed Nabil El-Asmar to lead its client relationship department in the Iberian Peninsula.
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devere plans to expand to 100 offices
The deVere Group, which claims to be the largest company of independent financial advisers in the world, has announced plans to open a further 12 offices over the next year, and to grow the business to more than 100 offices in the next five years.
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now health intl launches currency option
Now Health International, a private medical insurer, has introduced a flexible currency option.
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standard life intl eyes singapore
Standard Life is in discussions about applying for a licence to operate in Singapore, as it looks to implement a strategy unveiled earlier this year of expanding beyond its Asian foothold of Hong Kong.