Hansard hires Michael Wrigley to expand southeast Asia IFA business
Isle of Man-headquartered Hansard International has hired former Standard Life director Michael Wrigley as head of sales for southeast Asia.
Tax & Regulation | 30 Oct 15
HMRC reveals tax bill for international life cos and others
HM Revenue & Customs has set out the UK VAT changes that will go live from 1 January 2016 resulting from a European Union court case involving Skandia American Corporation and Sweden’s tax authority.
ANALYSIS: Will US banking giants shake up the market?
When a name like Goldman Sachs enters the retail space with its asset management arm, and actively courts financial advisers as one of its distribution channels, the industry should sit up and notice.
MiFID II deadline extension needed, says Efama
National legislators and regulators will all implement the MiFID II directive differently. Since this creates complications for international asset managers, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) wants an extension of the deadline for full implementation of MiFiD II, which is currently set at January 2017.
Asian investors strengthen local equities bias
Asian investors clearly prefer domestic equities, where they expect up to a 26% yield, according to a survey report by Eastspring Investments.
