Equities | 14 Oct 16

Woodford Investment Management is launching an offshore feeder fund for the CF Woodford Equity Income fund, offering investors outside the UK an opportunity to invest in high profile fund manager Neil Woodford’s investment strategy.

Commodities | 13 Oct 16

2016 has been a good year for commodities. Year-to-date, the FTSE World Mining index is up just less than 56% in dollar terms, while the FTSE oil and gas index is up just less than 20%.

Middle East | 13 Oct 16

Bouncing cheques will remain a criminal offence in the UAE despite indications that the region’s new bankruptcy law would remove the threat of jail, a senior Emirati lawyer has said.

Companies | 13 Oct 16

Sanlam UK is to set up a new division encompassing its discretionary fund management and financial advice divisions and launch a partnership initiative for advice firms to join the group in a move that challenges St James’s Place’s existing model.

Asia | 13 Oct 16

Led by China, Asia created one billionaire nearly every three days and accounted for over half of new billionaires in 2015 despite global billionaire wealth declining last year by $300bn to $5.1trn (£4.2trn, €4.6trn), according to a joint UBS Group and PwC report.