standard life asia lures trevor smith from fpi
Trevor Smith has left Friends Provident Internationals Hong Kong office, where he was Hong Kong sales director, to join Standard Life (Asia) as chief distribution officer.
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Ignis rolls out its Absolute Return Bond in Europe
Ignis Asset Management is registering its Absolute Return Government Bond Fund for sale across Europe starting with Spain, where the fund was registered last month.
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generali intl appoints ex skandia head
Guernsey-based life insurer Generali International has hired James Weston, the former head of strategic partners at Skandia International, for its newly-created head of bank distribution role.
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spectrum ifa targets chiantishire market
The Spectrum IFA Group has opened an office in Rome to cater for the 28,000 British nationals that the Foreign & Commonwealth Office estimates live in Italy.
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india to open stock market to foreign investors
Foreign investors are to be allowed direct access to Indian equities, in a policy shift designed by the Indian government to increase the depth of the stock market and increase foreign inflows into the country.
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leumi ceo galia maor to leave
Galia Maor, who has headed Tel Aviv-based Leumi Group for the past 16 years, announced on Sunday that she will leave her post in the second quarter of the year.
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royal london 360 revamps quantum
Royal London 360° has revamped Quantum, its international regular savings product, and launched a superhero advertising campaign to raise awareness of the changes.
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eu passporting blow to rdr
IFA firms passporting into the UK will apparently not be subject to the FSAs Retail Distribution Review, according to the EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services.
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its qrops jim but not as we know it
Guardian Wealth Managements David Howell says the industry needs to offer well reasoned objections to some of the recent HMRC proposals.
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hmrc tweaks liechtenstein scheme
HM Revenue & Customs has fine-tuned its Liechtenstein tax amnesty disclosure scheme to make it easier to use, as the deadline for initiating a claim approaches.
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ram buys griffin eastern european equity fund
Renaissance Asset Managers has acquired the $252m (£160m, 192m) Griffin Eastern European Equity Fund from, Griffin Capital Management.
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guernsey signs tiea with India
Guernsey has signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with India, the 13th with a G20 member.