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Letter from the City: UK plans amnesty program for offshore bank accounts
In these lean times, governments are facing pressure ... The UK Treasury will launch an amnesty for ... A similar plan in 2007 brought in around ... The move comes as the UK and other ... Timms said the new plan gives offshore-account holders ... The tide is fast turning against offshore financial...
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Oppenheimer Redux: markets still in 'fundamental disequilibrium'
The financial markets remain engulfed in "fundamental disequilibrium" ... In note entitled Oppenheimer Redux, published by Recovery ... Jurshevski said: “We have been trawling through the ... He added: “Therefore we have to say ‘thank ... The advisory firm believes there are three critical...
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A 10-point checklist for avoiding a Ponzi fund
Some of the world's largest and most sophisticated ... (1) Does the fund have an independent agency ... Christopher Miller, chief executive of hedge fund ratings ... "When returns are good there is a tendency ... (2) Are other service providers to the ... John Godden, founder of investment consultant IGS Group,...
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UBS ‘plans’ for Kurer’s departure
UBS has a contingency plan to replace chairman ... Sources close to UBS said it had contingency ... BP executive Sally Bott, who became independent head ... She was proposed as a board member in ... Kurer became chairman of UBS in April after...
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Aegon eyes cut in adviser commission
UK insurer Aegon is considering a cut in ... Advisers say Aegon’s 9% upfront commission is the ... The Financial Services Authority is concerned that the ... Intermediaries in the wealth industry run the same ... The FSA has said that clients should be ... Aegon has broadly welcomed the recommendations, which are...
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All aboard the 'London Abroad' single board promotional float!
A high-level executive taskforce led by Merrill Lynch’s ... The establishment of a new financial services representation ... It would be funded jointly by industry and ... Wigley, chairman of Merrill Lynch’s business in Europe, ... The panel, which canvassed the views of 100...
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FSA proposes two-tier system for London listings
The Financial Services Authority has proposed the creation ... Under the proposals, UK listings would be clearly ... There were concerns that secondary or global depositary ... Sally Dewar, FSA managing director of wholesale and ... Premium listings will have to meet the UK’s...
