Wealth management apprenticeship scheme launched in Hong Kong
An initiative designed to provide professional training and employment opportunities for young people interested in careers in private wealth management has been launched in Hong Kong.
Over half of active funds in the UK close within 10 years
Fewer than half of all UK equity funds manage to survive longer than 10 years, according to the latest research from ratings agency S&P.
Standard Life considering Dublin move post-Brexit
Insurance and investment giant Standard Life is considering moving its European hub to Dublin as it prepares for the UK to pull out of the EU single market, the firm’s chairman Gerry Grimstone has said.
Macro Views | 6 Apr 17
Most European insurers ignore responsible investment criteria
Only one-in-three European insurance companies take environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into account when investing, and most of these do so because of regulatory pressure, according to a survey by Axa IM.
North America | 6 Apr 17
Surge in US expats declaring offshore assets
The number of American expats in the UK declaring their offshore assets to the US taxman has surged in 2017, amid fears that an Obama-era tax amnesty could be curtailed or ended by the Trump administration.