legg mason combines fund arms
Legg Mason Capital Management is to be integrated into ClearBridge Investments, though star manager Bill Miller will not be joining the equity unit.
shariah compliant fund platform launched in
Four Luxembourg-based companies have launched a Shariah-compliant platform offering custody and administration services for the “increasing number” of Islamic investment funds being domiciled in the country.
Profiles & Comment | 16 Jan 13
bringing out the big guns a profile of aes
Sam Instone is a former soldier turned IFA, who built his reputation offering advice in hostile regions where other advisers feared to tread. He describes his tactics for introducing positive change to the industry
United Kingdom | 16 Jan 13
still a future for banking on guernsey
Yesterday’s news that Guernsey’s Clydesdale Bank International is to add its name to the growing list of banks that have surrendered their licences on the island since 2008 may have cast a pall over St Peter Port, but executives of at least one Guernsey bank insist that reports of the industry’s demise have been exaggerated.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Jan 13
hmrc to add 100 inspectors to team targeting
HM Revenue & Customs is to add 100 inspectors to its 200-strong Affluent Compliance Team, a team set up in 2010 to target wealthy Britons living in the UK who may be concealing money from the Revenue.