Profiles & Comment | 6 Mar 17
Bringing Spain’s financial advice up to Speed
Andrea Speed is leading by example in trying to improve the quality of advice and industry practice in Spain.
South Africa delays financial regulator overhaul
Changes that would have seen South Africa’s Financial Services Board (FSB) rebranded, handed a new mandate, and the introduction of a ‘Twin Peaks’ regulatory system have been postponed.
MEPs threaten privacy rights with beneficial ownership vote
In a bid to crackdown on tax evasion, European citizens could have their private financial affairs exposed to the public after members of the European parliament (MEPs) voted to include trusts and allow EU citizens access to beneficial ownership registers.
Ireland triples tax take from super wealthy, raking in €500m
More than half a billion euros was collected by the Irish tax authorities last year from 571 of the country’s wealthiest individuals.
PEOPLE MOVES: Intrinsic, Sesame Bankhall Group, GAM
Old Mutual Wealth’s Intrinsic has lured its new group managing director from Sesame Bankhall Group, which has prompted a management reshuffle at the financial services distributer. GAM has raided Henderson to fill its newly created head of equities role.