News, Comment & Analysis results for CISI

Compliance
26 November 2024

Compliance Corner: FCA Fines Barclays £40 Million Over 2008 Qatari Capital

Barclays said that it wanted to "draw a line" under the issues and did not want to contest the...

Tax
13 November 2024

Swiss Lawmakers Reject Inheritance "Solidarity" Tax

The decision to reject the ideas come as Switzerland is mindful of trying to bolster its...

Legal
23 October 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: What Might We Expect?

The author of this article says that the balance of presenting an individual’s right to seek to...

Compliance
7 October 2024

Regulators Must Open Up About Decisions To Improve Fairness – Singapore Firm

Regulators that mete out punishments and other measures aren't infallible; a recent saga in...

Financial Results
20 August 2024

VP Bank's Interim Profits Slide, Says Plans Cost Cuts

The Liechtenstein-based bank also reiterated its decision to close its Hong Kong office, although...

People Moves
13 August 2024

Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – CISI

The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes among wealth management and related...

ESG
14 June 2024

UK Investment Firm Secures CISI Chartered Firm Status

The status is awarded by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. ...

Strategy
30 May 2024

Mass-Affluent, Lower HNW Market – Are Wealth Managers, Banks Cracking The Code?

In this news analysis, the editor examines whether firms have figured out decisively how to cater...

Compliance
12 April 2024

UK Regulator Starts Woodford Enforcement Action; Reverses Research "Unbundling"

It has been a busy week for the UK regulator, with actions from the five-year-old case of fund...

Financial Results
9 April 2024

Julius Baer International Achieves CISI Chartered Firm Status

The bank's business in the UK said the status is a high mark of professionalism and...

Comment & Analysis results for CISI

Legal
4 January 2023

The Power Of Nuptial Agreements In English Courts

As the authors of this article explain, nuptial agreements are not automatically binding in the...

Company Profiles
28 September 2022

Decisive Adopts "Endowment" Mindset In Building Long-Run Returns

Decisive is an example of the kind of EAMs that are an important sector in the Swiss financial...

Technology
29 March 2022

An Overview From EY On Tech Traps Facing The Sector

EY has once again partnered with this publication on our must-read annual report "Technology Traps...

Legal
21 February 2022

The "ZXC" UK Court Decision Vs Bloomberg – What It Means For HNW Individuals

The UK Supreme Court has addressed a case regarding Bloomberg News publishing a highly confidential...

Tax
26 October 2021

Undisclosed Digital Assets? - Decision Time Is Now

Anyone who bought into the idea that cryptocurrencies - aka digital assets - such as bitcoin cannot...

Wealth Strategies
7 September 2020

Warren Buffett's Japan Bet: There's More To Come

A large investment firm based in Japan considers Warren Buffett's recent decision to build stakes...

Wealth Strategies
20 May 2020

Making History Inform Smart Financial Decisions

A world that is hungry for data and quick results often grants greater value to a popular...

Wealth Strategies
5 September 2018

Behavioural Economics And Wealth Management – The Comfort Gap

This article gets into the details of behavioural economics and how it applies to investments and...

Uncategorised
14 October 2013

Competence in the New Regulatory Landscape

At last week's CISI 'training and competence' conference in London, Paul Slater of Coutts explained...

Uncategorised
9 September 2013

SUITABILITY FOR PRIVATE CLIENTS: A REFRESHER

Every firm must take reasonable steps to ensure that a personal recommendation, or a decision to...