Old Mutual Int’l and AAM Advisory in court against IFS
Old Mutual International appeared as a defendant in Singapore’s supreme court alongside its local advice business AAM Advisory on Thursday.
Germany sets out plan to tackle tax evasion
Germany’s finance ministry has set out a 10-point plan to combat tax evasion in response to the Panama Papers leak last year.
UBS AM launches cross border Hong Kong platform
UBS Asset Management has launched a Hong Kong mutual fund platform, setting sights on distribution into the onshore China market, said Markus Egloff, head of wholesale client coverage for Asia ex-Japan.
Tighter rules loom for Chinese insurers amid corruption probe
China’s insurance regulator is looking to tighten its grip on the industry as one of its top officials faces a corruption inquiry into a wave of blockbuster global deals that are raising concerns about financial risk in the world’s second-largest economy.
Macro Views | 12 Apr 17
Harness ‘animal spirits’ for investment success
Not being a student of Keynesian theory, I’ve been somewhat confused by the oft mentioned revival in ‘animal spirits’. Rather than bulls and bears, investors should beware the headless chickens.