Middle East | 13 Sep 16

Israel’s high court has rejected a lawsuit to block the implementation of America’s foreign account tax compliance act (Fatca) despite claims that it violates the country’s basic law on human dignity and liberty.

Best Practice | 13 Sep 16

A UK Treasury official has said the government is looking at introducing a law that would force pension providers to pay towards creating the pensions dashboard.

People Moves | 13 Sep 16

BNP Paribas Investment Partners has lured its new global head of sales from Deutsche Asset Management, while Maseco has selected a former Barclays man as its chief operating officer. Fidelity International has named a BlackRock veteran as its global head of consultant relations.

Equities | 13 Sep 16

Columbia Threadneedle Investments will launch an offshore version of its UK equity income fund.

Macro Views | 13 Sep 16

The sell-off over concerns that the Federal Reserve may raise rates on 21 September could develop into a good buying opportunity if economic growth persists, according to Trevor Greetham, head of multi asset at Royal London Asset Management.