Emerging Markets | 19 Aug 16
EM currencies set to strengthen – NN Investment Partners
Emerging market currencies are set to strengthen even further despite the significant appreciation from lows this year, said NN Investment Partners.
Emerging Markets | 19 Aug 16
Crude bull market depends on sentiment and Saudi delivery
The price of brent crude broke through $50 (£38, €44) per barrel on Thursday afternoon prompting headlines writers to tout oil’s return to bull market territory.
Retirement | 19 Aug 16
UK savers taking ‘unsustainable’ rate of cash from pensions
Almost half of British savers withdrawing money from their pensions may be doing so at an unsustainable rate, according to analysis by asset manager Schroders.
Axa, Allianz in bidding war over Asia bank distribution deal
Insurance giant Allianz and France’s Axa are locked in a bidding war to acquire the distribution rights to sell insurance products through Standard Chartered channels in Asia.
HK life sector faces ‘unsustainable’ growth, says report
Hong Kong’s life insurance market cannot sustain the high level of growth it has seen in recent years due to weak domestic demand and new regulations imposed by the Chinese government, a report by credit rating firm A.M. Best has found.