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Offshore Bonds | news 19 Jul 18
UK compensation scheme battles death bond fund
The UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), which helps consumers when authorised financial services firms fail, is battling to recover money paid out to investors in a fund that went into liquidation but has since resumed making distributions.
Commodities | news 19 Jul 18
Global plastics purge to hit oil investors
Ecowarriors could have double the reason to celebrate the global push to eradicate plastics after Legal & General Investment Management highlighted the negative impact lower demand will have on the oil and petrochemical sectors.
Utmost Wealth to expand worldwide with Generali acquisition
Utmost Wealth Solutions will extend its operations to Latin America, the Middle East and Far East following its acquisition of Generali Worldwide.
Bank of Asia targets high net worths from the Caribbean
The British Virgin Islands is now home to the Bank of Asia, a fully digital, cross-border bank looking to address the growing needs of offshore companies, individuals and high net worth individuals.
Tax & Technical | news 18 Jul 18
‘Give us a break’ pleads adviser association chief
The chair of the European Federation of Financial Advisers and Intermediaries (Fecif) has called on Europe to ease up on legislation for advisers.