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First Trust launches blockchain ETF
First Trust Global Portfolios has launched what it claims to be Europe’s first blockchain ETF.
PEOPLE MOVES: Abacus, Northern Trust, EY
Abacus makes another hire from Globaleye, Northern Trust bolsters its global family office division and EY names a managing partner for Ireland.
Administrators appointed to The Lifetime Sipp Company
Joint administrators have been appointed to wind down The Lifetime Sipp Company, a Financial Conduct Authority-regulated self invested personal pension scheme administrator based in south-west England.
Insurance linked contracts will ‘not be torn up’ by Brexit
Brexit will not necessarily invalidate insurance linked contracts, according to Lombard International’s associate director of wealth structuring solutions.
Tax advice firm offers criminal liability safety net to advisers
UK tax dispute resolution specialists Hamilton Rose is predicting a fresh wave of tax evasion and avoidance disclosures to HM Revenue & Customs from financial advisers and their clients and is offering a service to help advisers and corporates minimise potential liabilities.