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Best Practice | news 18 Oct 17
Chartered bodies alliance targets ‘bad apples’
The Chartered Body Alliance, composed of three leading chartered professional bodies, wants tougher action to be taken to prevent “bad apples” from re-circulating in the industry.
Isle of Man sets up specialist unit to combat cyber attacks
The Isle of Man is stepping up efforts to defend against cyber crime by establishing a specialist body to oversee cyber security and take responsibility for delivering the island’s National Cyber Security Strategy, due to be published by the end of the year.
Emerging Markets | news 18 Oct 17
Fear and ignorance holding back EM investors, survey finds
Most UK investors don’t think they know enough about the risks to invest in fast-growing developing countries, according to a study by the Templeton Emerging Market Investment Trust, which used to be run by Mark Mobius.
New products needed to defuse pensions time bomb, FCA says
The investment industry has been told by the FCA that it has a growing role in addressing the public policy challenge of inadequate retirement saving levels.
Commodities | news 18 Oct 17
Rio Tinto hit with record FCA fine and US fraud charges
Rio Tinto has been hit with a record FCA fine and fraud charges in the US after allegedly inflating the price of coal it acquired in Mozambique in 2011.