Australia’s CommBank arms combine to launch Portfolio Service
Two units of Australia’s largest bank have teamed up to launch an online portal aimed at financial advisers servicing high net worth clients.
Bupa Global data theft puts half million clients at fraud risk
A rogue Bupa Global employee is suspected of stealing the personal details of more than half a million international healthcare customers and attempting to sell the information.
Middle East | 29 Aug 17
UAE issues new tax law to implement 5% VAT
The government of the United Arab Emirates has issued a decree paving the way for its new value added tax (VAT) system to be implemented from 1 January 2018, which will cover the financial services sector.
Investment | 29 Aug 17
Gold rallies to high after North Korea missile launch
The price of gold surged to its highest level so far this year in the wake of North Korea firing a missile over Northern Japan.
Euro powers ahead as Draghi keeps silent
The euro has reached multi-year highs against all other major currencies this week after ECB-president Mario Draghi gave a blank speech at the Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting.