US asset manager acquires Dutch ETF firm
Global asset manager VanEck is to acquire Netherlands-based Think ETF Asset Management, more than trebling the number of Ucits ETFs the New York firm has available in Europe from six to 20.
Best Practice | 22 Jan 18
DB pension deficit headache worsens for struggling employers
The UK High Court has ruled that communications group BT cannot change a pension scheme from the retail price index (RPI) to the generally lower consumer price index, placing more significance on an imminent government white paper on defined benefit pension schemes, a legal expert says.
Emerging Markets | 22 Jan 18
Frontier market funds lead emerging markets pack
Frontier market funds are leading Europe’s emerging market fund pack with Charlemagne’s offering at the top, according to FE Analytics.
Rich get richer through tax avoidance, warns charity
Global leaders should do more to crack down on tax avoidance after figures revealed that global wealth rose $9.2trn (£6.6trn, €7.5trn) in the year to June 2017, with $7.6trn going to the top 1% who are not paying their fair share, Oxfam has said.
Offshore UK property owners to be listed by 2021
The UK Government is to publish a register of every ultimate property owner or buyer using overseas companies by early 2021.