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Expat rates: Savvy savers should look at getting into a fix

The best deal on the market for expat savers at the moment is Nationwide International's 2.3pc fixed rate for three years

NAPF: More U.K. pension funds screen money managers’ stewardship

There also was a growing recognition of the effect environmental, social and governance issues can have on financial returns.

Hungary Passes Bills on Mortgage Conversion, Retail Loan Limits

Hungary’s parliament approved laws that force banks to convert $14 billion of foreign-currency home loans to forint and impose pricing limits for fresh lending.

U.K. Pressures BofA Unit on Risk Management

British Regulator Describes Current Practices at Bank’s European Arm as ‘Simplistic’

Plans to reduce cost of business on the Rock

The news was presented by Gemma Vasquez at the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses' annual dinner at the Rock Hotel where she asked that business issues would be raised.

Bankers’ bonus farce is undermining London’s status as financial centre

While Europe fiddles with the pay cap, other economic hubs are dividing the spoils

Ansbacher whistleblower left 'frustrated' in efforts to appear in front of PAC

Civil servant Gerard Ryan has told TDs that the investigation into a series of offshore bank accounts, allegedly held by a number of former politicians, is far from completion.

Basel to toughen ABS stance before it eases it

Global policymakers look set to finalise tougher new capital rules on asset-backed securities in December, just three months before defining banks' high-quality assets which may well then be granted better treatment in the future.

Osborne drops banker bonus cap bid

George Osborne has dropped his challenge to the EU over banker bonus caps

ECB Paves Way for Buying Asset-Backed Securities

That’s in line with comments from Executive Board member Yves Mersch, who has said the ECB will start buying ABS this week.

Marrache liquidators sue Baker Tilly for £28m in bid to recoup lost client funds

The liquidators of Gibraltar firm Marrache & Co are suing the local branch of accountancy firm Baker Tilly for negligence, breach of duty, conspiracy and dishonest assistance for audit advice given prior to Marrache’s collapse in 2010.

FCA worried about fund manager service: JP Morgan

She said Mifid II required all costs to be aggregated, and that the industry would find out in December how that goal would be interpreted into regulation, which will come into force in 15 months’ time.

'Anti-offshore' law to bring billions back to Russian economy

Russia’s upper house of parliament has approved an “anti-offshore” law requiring individual and corporate taxpayers to report foreign profits.

The vital relationship between the regulator and the advisory industry by John Griffith-Jones, Chairman of the FCA

Speech by John Griffith-Jones, Chairman of the FCA, at The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) Annual Gala Dinner delivered at Banking Hall, London. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.

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