Latin America
Woodbrook to make UAE and Latin America acquisitions
International financial adviser Woodbrook Group is in the process of making at least two more acquisitions this year – including entries into the UAE and South America.
Finding value in EMD and alternative fixed income
To navigate the hazards of the bond markets, one fund manager looks to US and emerging market debt for value while a fund selector finds opportunity in alternative fixed income.
Providence boss pleads guilty to $150m fraud
The chief executive of Providence Companies Group has admitted to orchestrating a $150m (£110m, €125m) scam that duped mostly elderly and vulnerable people across the world.
How advisers can generate new income streams
When it comes to running a sustainable financial advice business, the top concern for advisers is the growing burden of administration and not having enough time to generate new income streams, according to research by Masthead.
UK ‘shatters’ tax secrecy of offshore territories
The tax secrecy practices of Britain’s Overseas Territories have been “shattered” by the UK Government, which in a dramatic turn of events, put its support behind an amendment that will introduce public ownership registers.