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PEOPLE MOVES: Metlife, Aviva and WH Ireland
WH Ireland appoints a chief operating officer from Brewin Dolphin, Aviva expands its emerging markets debt team and Metlife names a new head of its global employee benefits team.
Tax & Regulation | news 30 Jan 18
‘Sophisticated’ client wins New Earth compensation bid
A client who lost £75,000 when he invested in a New Earth fund should be fully compensated by his adviser, the UK Ombudsman has ruled.
Appleby vs the BBC and Guardian – round 1 to the law firm
The law firm at the heart of the Paradise Papers leak has successfully blocked an attempt by the BBC and Guardian newspaper to transfer the case to what could have been a more favourable court.
UK to review ‘complex’ inheritance tax
Chancellor Philip Hammond has written to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) asking it to carry out a review into inheritance tax (IHT), which he said is “particularly complex” at present.
Offshore structured product research service unveiled
UK-based structured product specialist FVC has launched an offshore version of its Structured Edge research service, which is free for financial advisers to access.