Middle East | 29 Nov 16
Gulf IFAs face ‘year of reckoning’ as clients turn away
Financial advisers in the Middle East are finding clients increasingly reluctant to use their services, partly due to growing geopolitical uncertainty but also because of regulatory changes and poor value-for-money products from asset managers and life companies.
Fixed Income | 29 Nov 16
UBS launches ETF suite as inflation threat looms
UBS Asset Management has listed five new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking two benchmark indexes for US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Tips).
PortfolioMetrix and Praemium announce partnership
Discretionary investment manager PortfolioMetrix has launched a strategic partnership with UK and international discretionary platform Praemium.
Canada Life Int’l ‘fills gap in market’ with new Dublin bond
Canada Life International has extended the availability of capital redemption bond (CRB) options to its Dublin-based trust products offered by Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland).
Smaller firms likely to bear the brunt of HK fee disclosure
Hong Kong’s enhanced fee disclosure proposals should not have a big impact on banks and fund houses, but may impact smaller intermediaries, according to industry players.