Best Practice | 1 Jun 17
Feifa partners with BNP Paribas Asset Management
The Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers (Feifa) has partnered with BNP Paribas Asset Management to promote professional development and training activities.
Expat hotspots top global competitive ranking
Hong Kong and Singapore ranked first and third as the most competitive countries in the world, with Switzerland coming in second, according to the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking.
North America | 1 Jun 17
US pensioner guilty of tax fraud via Panama and Delaware
A 73-year-old woman from Texas has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the US by using accounts in Delaware and Panama to conceal more than $1.3m (£1m, €1.16m) in royalty income she earned from oil wells.
Pakistan returns to MSCI emerging markets index with a bump
With more of a shudder than a surge, Pakistan formally returned to the MSCI emerging markets index on Wednesday after nine years as a frontier market, a day after foreign investors sold up in the biggest net outflow since July 2013.
Middle East | 1 Jun 17
Globaleye extends hiring spree to add UK tax expert
International advisory firm Globaleye has moved ahead with the rollout of its new-look business model by announcing the appointment of tax expert Gary Wright as head of UK taxation.