Urgent Brexit deal needed to save 200,000 UK finance jobs
One of Britain’s most prominent Brexit committees has warned that tens of thousands of financial services jobs could be lost to continental Europe by next year if ministers do not agree a deal on single market access with the EU.
China to crack down on ‘barbaric’ life insurers
China’s insurance regulator is to introduce measures aimed at curbing the investment activities of life insurers following a string of high-profile suspensions over stock market speculation.
Optimus launches offshore pension fund for South Africans
Isle of Man-based pension provider Optimus has launched a new offshore retirement fund aimed at wealthy South Africans.
Macro Views | 13 Dec 16
ANALYSIS: Are the bulls about to charge?
If the fund managers surveyed on a monthly basis by Bank of America Merrill Lynch are any indication, animal spirits have returned.
Gibraltar must ‘act fast’ to meet Rops reforms
Overseas pensions offered from Gibraltar are most at risk of losing their ‘recognised’ status when the UK brings in a new rule requiring such products to be regulated in the country where they are established.