Clive Baker departs in shake up at Zurich Int’l Life
After five years as chief executive of Zurich International Life based on the Isle of Man, Clive Baker has “decided to move on to new opportunities”, the company has confirmed to International Adviser.
BNP Paribas AM buys majority stake in Belgian robo-adviser
BNP Paribas Asset Management has acquired a majority stake in Gambit, a Belgian fintech firm that will become the preferred partner for robo-advisory solutions for BNP’s retail and wealth management networks.
Five UK insurers facing FCA review over customer treatment
Old Mutual, Prudential and Abbey Life are among five companies still under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority over concerns about the transparency of exit and penalty charges in the firms’ closed-book life insurance policies.
Advisers in UAE face tougher environment for financial planning
The chief executive of a leading UAE advice firm has warned that increased regulation will reduce the survival prospects for many financial consultancy firms in the Emirates if the obvious warnings from regulators are ignored.
Investment | 7 Sep 17
Woodford apologises for ‘incredibly painful’ underperformance
Neil Woodford has spoken out about his fund’s “incredibly painful” recent underperformance and promised to recover the capital lost in a newly released in-depth interview.