Hong Kong regulator fines UBS $8m for professional investor misclassification

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has fined UBS AG $8m for misclassifying professional investors (PIs) for over 12 years due to inadequate internal systems.

CWM pension scammer loses appeal against fraud conviction

Scammer Jody Smart has reportedly lost her appeal against a fraud conviction for her involvement in the €35m Continental Wealth Management (CWM) pension scandal. Smart, an ex-fashion model, was ...

Q&A CGW’s Founder Peter Doyle meets IA Publisher Gary Robinson

In this revealing Q&A session, CGW’s Founder and Strategic Director Peter Doyle (PD) speaks with IA Publisher Gary Robinson (GR) to discuss the alternative, sophisticated investment market — and why ...
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Revealed: All the winners of the IA Best Practice Adviser Awards

Blacktower Financial Management, Carrick, Melbourne Capital, Partners Wealth Management and Skybound have emerged as multiple winners of the latest Best Practice Adviser Awards, with the latter firm ...

Utmost Wealth warns UK chancellor Reeves not to underestimate “internationally mobile” wealthy

Utmost Wealth Solutions has warned UK chancellor Rachel Reeves not to underestimate just exactly how internationally mobile ultra high net worth individuals are these days, as the UK Government ...

Skybound Wealth inks new initiative with GEMS Education

Skybound Wealth has launched a new initiative with GEMS Education, one of the world’s best known private education providers. Through the collaboration, GEMS parents will gain exclusive access to ...

Fairstone looks to double AUM as assets hit £20bn

UK advice firm Fairstone has seen client assets under management reach £20bn, according to its latest annual results. The ...

Plans to cut cash ISA limit back on the table – reports

The UK's chancellor is reportedly reviving plans to cut the tax-free limit on cash ISAs to push more savers to invest in the ...

UK state pension set to rise by more than expected

The UK's state pension is set to rise more than expected after figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show it ...

UK government faces calls to end speculation over pension tax reforms

The UK government is facing calls from the finance industry to end speculation around possible pension tax reform ahead of ...

Titan Wealth acquires Blacktower Group in landmark deal

Titan Wealth is to acquire the Blacktower Group in a landmark deal that is bidding to set what it believes will be a new standard for international wealth management, with two of the most recognisable ...

VIDEO: Q&A with Board Intelligence Head of Think Tank

In this Q&A video Dr Scarlett Brown, Head of Think Tank, Board Intelligence speaks with Gary Robinson, Publisher, II about the company's unique product and how harnessing the full power of AI can help ...